The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to cursor.mask[] and cursor.image[] array sizes when processing a DEFINE_CURSOR svga command.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu | Mar 31, 2017 | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade kvmUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-block-curl | Nov 23, 2016 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system-ppc | Nov 9, 2016 | Nov 9, 2016 |
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