PT-2018-2790 · Qemu+5 · Qemu+5

Published 2018-12-14 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-20815

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions QEMU version 3.1.0

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow risk in the load device tree function of the QEMU hardware emulator, specifically due to the use of the deprecated load image function. This could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For QEMU version 3.1.0, consider avoiding the use of the load device tree function until a patch is available, or refrain from using the deprecated load image function to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1973

ALT-PU-2019-1990

BDU:2019-01871

CESA-2019_1175

CVE-2018-20815

DLA-1781-1

DSA-4506-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1405-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1274-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1405-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1419-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1

RHSA-2019:1175

RHSA-2019:1667

RHSA-2019:1723

RHSA-2019:1743

RHSA-2019:1881

RHSA-2019:1968

RHSA-2019:2507

RHSA-2019:2553

RHSA-2019_1175

RHSA-2019_1881

SUSE-SU-2019:1238-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1239-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1268-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1269-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1272-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1348-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1349-1

SUSE-SU-2019:1371-1

SUSE-SU-2019:14052-1

SUSE-SU-2019:14053-1

SUSE-SU-2019:14063-1

SUSE-SU-2019:14201-1

SUSE-SU-2019_14052-1

SUSE-SU-2019_14063-1

USN-3978-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Centos

Qemu

Red Hat

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 318

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20815 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20815 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3863 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4640.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12130 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1667 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553 · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/629847 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20124 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20125 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12126 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05195 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20216 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20126 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1371-1 · Vendor Advisory