SB2022102676 - SUSE update for qemu 



SB2022102676 - SUSE update for qemu

Published: October 26, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022102676
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 71% Low 29%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17380)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the SDHCI device emulation support while performing a multi block SDMA transfer via the sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks() routine in hw/sd/sdhci.c. A remote user of the guest OS can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the QEMU process on the host OS.


2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25085)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the flatview_read_continue in exec.c because hw/sd/sdhci.c mishandles a write operation in the SDHC_BLKSIZE case. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3409)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the SDHCI controller emulation code. A remote user on the guest OS can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on QEMU host.


4) 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.


5) 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.


6) 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.


7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0216)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the LSI53C895A SCSI Host Bus Adapter emulation of QEMU when processing repeated messages to cancel the current SCSI request via the lsi_do_msgout() function. A remote user on the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service attack against the QEMU host.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.