SB2022062124 - Ubuntu update for qemu
Published: June 21, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3507)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the fdctrl_transfer_handler() function in hw/block/fdc.c while processing DMA read
data transfers from the floppy drive to the guest system. A remote privileged user on the guest OS can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the QEMU process on the host OS.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3929)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the NVM Express Controller emulation in QEMU within the dma_buf_write() and dma_buf_read() function in hw/nvme/ctrl.c:nvme_tx(). A remote privileged user on the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4206)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. A privileged user can crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4207)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. A privileged user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
5) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0358)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect QEMU virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) implementation. An attacker on the guest OS can create files in the directories shared by virtio-fs with unintended group ownership in a scenario where a directory is SGID to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of the group. This can lead to privilege escalation within the guest OS.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fox for #VU13631 (CVE-2018-13405).
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26353)
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the virtio-net device of QEMU. A privileged user can exploit this issue to crash QEMU or potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
7) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26354)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the vhost-vsock device of QEMU. A local user can trigger the error and gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.