SB2023060223 - SUSE update for qemu

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SB2023060223 - SUSE update for qemu

Published: June 2, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023060223
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3929)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the NVM Express Controller emulation in QEMU within the dma_buf_write() and dma_buf_read() function in hw/nvme/ctrl.c:nvme_tx(). A remote privileged user on the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4206)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. A privileged user can crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.


3) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4207)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. A privileged user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0216)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the LSI53C895A SCSI Host Bus Adapter emulation of QEMU when processing repeated messages to cancel the current SCSI request via the lsi_do_msgout() function. A remote user on the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service attack against the QEMU host.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References