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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-3165: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2022-3165: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
10/17/2022
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-qemu

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