MEDIUM · 5.5

CVE-2018-7858

Quick Emulator (aka QEMU), when built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) ...

Vulnerability Description

Quick Emulator (aka QEMU), when built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) by leveraging incorrect region calculation when updating VGA display.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu<= 2.11.2
OpensuseLeap42.3
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus7.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus7.6
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation6.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7858?

CVE-2018-7858 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Quick Emulator (aka QEMU), when built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) ...

How severe is CVE-2018-7858?

CVE-2018-7858 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7858?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Opensuse Leap, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus.