vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-7858: Security patch for qemu-kvm (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 12, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 12, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
Quick Emulator (aka QEMU), when built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) by leveraging incorrect region calculation when updating VGA display.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qemu-imgamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qemu-kvmamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qemu-kvm-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qemu-kvm-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qemu-kvm-tools
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