CVE-2018-20815

CVE Details

Release Date:	2019-05-31
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	9.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2019-4640	2019-05-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (hivex)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libguestfs)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libguestfs-winsupport)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libiscsi)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libssh2)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt-dbus)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt-python)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (nbdkit)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (netcf)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (perl-Sys-Virt)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (seabios)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (sgabios)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30
Oracle Linux version 8 (supermin)	ELSA-2019-1175	2019-07-30