Description
qmp_guest_file_read in qga/commands-posix.c and qga/commands-win32.c in qemu-ga (aka QEMU Guest Agent) in QEMU 2.12.50 has an integer overflow causing a g_malloc0() call to trigger a segmentation fault when trying to allocate a large memory chunk. The vulnerability can be exploited by sending a crafted QMP command (including guest-file-read with a large count value) to the agent via the listening socket.
Published: 2018-06-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 11.7% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1694-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4454-1 qemu security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3826-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Qemu Qemu
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:38:06.342Z

Reserved: 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-12617

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-21T18:29:00.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:45:33.060

Link: CVE-2018-12617

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-06-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-12617 - Bugzilla

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