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CVE-2018-5683
Published: Jan 23, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2018:2162
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4213
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2018:0816
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2018:1104
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[Qemu-devel] 20180112 Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3] vga: check the validation of memory addr when draw text
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3575-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
102518
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20180115 CVE-2018-5683 Qemu: Out-of-bounds read in vga_draw_text routine
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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