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.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-01/msg02597.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102518
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/15/2
Scores
CVSS v3
6.0
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (18)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
17.10
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
qemu/qemu
< 2.11.1
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
... and 8 more
Published
Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026