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SUSE: 2021:3519-1 Important: QEMU Out-Of-Bounds and Heap Threats

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2021
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for qemu fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3713: Fix out-of-bounds write in UAS (USB Attached SCSI) device emulation (bsc#1189702) - CVE-2021-3748: Fix heap use-after-free in virtio_net_receive_rcu (bsc#1189938) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3519=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): qemu-3.1.1.1-60.2 qemu-audio-alsa-3.1.1.1-60.2 qemu-audio-alsa-debuginfo-3.1.1.1-60.2 qemu-audio-oss-3.1.1.1-60.2 qemu-audio-oss-debuginfo-3.1.1.1-60.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory update SUSE out-of-bounds heap issue qemu

References

#1189702 #1189938

Cross- CVE-2021-3713 CVE-2021-3748

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3713 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-3748 (SUSE): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3713.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3748.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189702

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189938

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3519-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory update SUSE out-of-bounds heap issue qemu

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