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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-13711: Low: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:0816)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-13711: Low: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2018:0816)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/01/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sofree function in slirp/socket.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to properly clear ifq_so from pending packets.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-qemu-img
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-common
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-qemu-kvm-tools

References

  • 100534
  • DSA-3991
  • CVE-2017-13711
  • RHSA-2018:0816
  • RHSA-2018:1104
  • RHSA-2018:1113

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