CVE-2018-10839: Integer Overflow

Published May 22, 2018
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Updated

An integer overflow issue was found in the NE200 NIC emulation. It could occur while receiving packets from the network, if the size value was greater than INTMAX. Such overflow would lead to stack buffer overflow issue. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in DoS scenario.

Other sources

Qemu emulator <= 3.0.0 built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could lead to buffer overflow issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS.

Qemu emulator built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could lead to buffer overflow issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network.

A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS.

Upstream fix: ------------- -> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03273.html

Reference: ---------- -> https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1

Red Hat

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/qemu-kvm<2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.5
2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.5
debian/qemu<=1:2.8+dfsg-1, <=1:2.12+dfsg-3
1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u51:3.1+dfsg-1
Qemu Qemu<=3.0.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/qemu
1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u31:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u51:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u181:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u151:10.0.8+ds-0+deb13u11:10.0.2+ds-2+deb13u11:11.0.0+ds-21:11.0.1+ds-1

Remediation

Event History

May 22, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:02 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 26, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 16, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:46 PM
Description
Feb 20, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:57 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 1, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:09 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2018-10839.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10839?

The severity of CVE-2018-10839 is medium.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2018-10839?

The affected software for CVE-2018-10839 includes qemu-kvm version 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.5, qemu versions 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u5 to 1:2.12+dfsg-3, and various versions of qemu on Ubuntu and Debian systems.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2018-10839?

The impact of CVE-2018-10839 is a stack buffer overflow issue that could be exploited by a user inside the guest to crash the QEMU process.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-10839?

To fix CVE-2018-10839, you should update qemu to a fixed version provided by the software vendor or apply the appropriate patches.

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