QID 240913

Date Published: 2022-11-16

QID 240913: Red Hat Update for qemu-kvm security (RHSA-2022:7967)

Kernel-based virtual machine (kvm) is a full virtualization solution for linux on a variety of architectures.
The qemu-kvm packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines that use kvm...Security Fix(es):

    qemu: hcd-ehci: dma reentrancy issue leads to use-after-free (cve-2021-3750).
    Qemu: fdc: heap buffer overflow in dma read data transfers (cve-2021-3507).
    Qemu: intel-hda: segmentation fault due to stack overflow (cve-2021-3611).
    Qemu: null pointer dereference in pci_write() in hw/acpi/pcihp.c (cve-2021-4158).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:7967 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240913

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:7967 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7967