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Debian LTS: DLA-1351-1 Critical: QEMU Out-of-Bounds Access Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 17, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance Your QEMU Installations to Mitigate Potential Code Execution Threats in Debian LTS. Follow These Security Recommendations.
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 ...
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security advisory critical software update debian arbitrary code execution out-of-bounds access qemu

Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: qemu
Version: 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u25
CVE ID: CVE-2018-7550
Debian Bug: 892041

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security advisory critical software update debian arbitrary code execution out-of-bounds access qemu

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