The load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in Quick Emulator (aka QEMU) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a mh_load_end_addr value greater than mh_bss_end_addr, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write memory access.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1350-1 | qemu-kvm security update |
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DLA-1351-1 | qemu security update |
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DLA-1497-1 | qemu security update |
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DSA-4213-1 | qemu security update |
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USN-3649-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T06:31:04.536Z
Reserved: 2018-02-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-7550

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-01T17:29:00.523
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:20.860
Link: CVE-2018-7550


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