Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,9.1.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-7682001
  • published 14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 5 Jul 2024
  • credit Zheyu Ma

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 9.1.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to improper check when reading input audio in the virtio-snd input callback, virtio_snd_pcm_in_cb(). An attacker can manipulate memory and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending crafted input.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None