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CVE-2021-4206 A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU
Description
A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| QEMU | Versions not published |
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com bugzilla.redhat.com
- starlabs.sg starlabs.sg
- DSA-5133 www.debian.org
- GLSA-202208-27 security.gentoo.org
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220905 [SECURITY] [DLA 3099-1] qemu security update lists.debian.org
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