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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-13711: Security patch for qemu-kvm (ALAS-2018-1034)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-13711: Security patch for qemu-kvm (ALAS-2018-1034)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/01/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/12/2018
Modified
06/12/2018

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sofree function in slirp/socket.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to properly clear ifq_so from pending packets.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-qemu-kvm

References

  • RHSA-2018:0816
  • RHSA-2018:1104
  • RHSA-2018:1113
  • ALAS-2018-1034
  • DSA-3991
  • 100534
  • CVE-2017-13711
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