SB2014091111 - Fedora 21 update for qemu 

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SB2014091111 - Fedora 21 update for qemu

Published: September 11, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2014091111
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5388)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Off-by-one error in the pci_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information and have other unspecified impact related to a crafted PCI device that triggers memory corruption.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3615)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The VGA emulator in QEMU allows local guest users to read host memory by setting the display to a high resolution.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References