SB2022101743 - Fedora 36 update for qemu
Published: October 17, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022101743
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3165)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A remote client can send a specially crafted payload message to the VNC server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.