#VU16553 Improper input validation in QEMU - CVE-2018-15746
Published: December 16, 2018 / Updated: December 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16553
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15746
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU
QEMU
Description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in qemu-seccomp.c due to an error when processing malicious input. An adjacent attacker can leverage mishandling of the seccomp policy for threads other than the main thread and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.