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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-9503: ELSA-2018-4285: qemu security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 10, 2017
Added
May 15, 2019
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving megasas command processing.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-ivshmem-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-qemuoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-block-glusteroracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-block-iscsioracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-block-rbdoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-imgoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-kvmoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-kvm-coreoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-system-aarch64oracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-system-aarch64-coreoracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-system-x86oracle-linux-upgrade-qemu-system-x86-core
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