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Debian: CVE-2018-20815: qemu -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-20815: qemu -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/10/2019
Created
05/11/2019
Added
05/10/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qemu

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