QID 750149

QID 750149: SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for qemu (SUSE-SU-2021:1942-1)

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: - switch method of splitting off hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccw.so as a module to what was accepted upstream (bsc#1181103) - fix oob access in sdhci interface (cve-2020-17380, bsc#1175144, cve-2020-25085, bsc#1176681, cve-2021-3409, bsc#1182282) - fix potential privilege escalation in virtiofsd tool (cve-2021-20263, bsc#1183373) - fix oob access (stack overflow) in rtl8139 nic emulation (cve-2021-3416, bsc#1182968) - fix heap overflow in msix emulation (cve-2020-27821, bsc#1179686) - fix package scripts to not use hard coded paths for temporary working directories and log files (bsc#1182425) - qemu bios fails to read stage2 loader on s390x (bsc#1186290) - for the record, these issues are fixed in this package already.
Most are alternate references to previously mentioned issues: (cve-2019-15890, bsc#1149813, cve-2020-8608, bsc#1163019, cve-2020-14364, bsc#1175534, cve-2020-25707, bsc#1178683, cve-2020-25723, bsc#1178935, cve-2020-29130, bsc#1179477, cve-2020-29129, bsc#1179484, cve-2021-3419, bsc#1182975)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest package which contains the patch. To install this SUSE Security, Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product. To install packages using the command line interface, use command "yum update". Refer to Suse security advisory: SUSE-SU-2021:1942-1 to address this issue and obtain further details.
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    SUSE-SU-2021:1942-1 SUSE Enterprise Linux URL Logo lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-June/008986.html