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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-2620: Important: qemu-kvm security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-2620: Important: qemu-kvm security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/21/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/01/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Quick emulator (QEMU) before 2.8 built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. The issue could occur while copying VGA data in cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process OR potentially execute arbitrary code on host with privileges of the QEMU process.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kmod-kvm
  • centos-upgrade-kmod-kvm-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kvm
  • centos-upgrade-kvm-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-kvm-qemu-img
  • centos-upgrade-kvm-tools
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-guest-agent
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-img
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-common
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-tools

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