Description
Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU before 2.4.0 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via a crafted virtio control message.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
QEMU QEMU
before 2.4.0affected
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html ↗
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg05458.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/3 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5 ↗
- https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/7882080388be5088e72c425b02223c02e6cb4295 ↗
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13 ↗