SB2018051513 - Red Hat update for QEMU 



SB2018051513 - Red Hat update for QEMU

Published: May 15, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018051513
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7858)

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper VGA display updates. An adjacent attacker can use incorrect region calculations during VGA display updates, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.