REDHAT-BUG-1418382: Low severity Qemu Qemu vulnerability

Published Feb 1, 2017
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Updated

Quick Emulator(Qemu) built with the Virtio GPU Device emulator support is vulnerable to a host memory leakage issue. It could occur while processing 'VIRTIOGPUCMDRESOURCEUNREF' command.

A guest user/process could use this flaw to leak host memory resulting in DoS.

Upstream patch: --------------- -> https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-01/msg04615.html

Reference: ---------- -> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/21

Affected Software

1 affected component
Qemu Qemu

Event History

Feb 1, 2017
Data Sourced
05:12 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-1418382?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1418382 is classified as low.

2

What type of issue is associated with REDHAT-BUG-1418382?

REDHAT-BUG-1418382 is associated with a host memory leakage issue in Qemu.

3

How can REDHAT-BUG-1418382 be mitigated?

Mitigation for REDHAT-BUG-1418382 involves applying the upstream patch provided by the Qemu developers.

4

What command triggers the vulnerability in REDHAT-BUG-1418382?

The vulnerability in REDHAT-BUG-1418382 is triggered while processing the 'VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF' command.

5

What potential impact does REDHAT-BUG-1418382 have?

The potential impact of REDHAT-BUG-1418382 is a denial of service (DoS) due to host memory leakage.

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