CVE-2018-20124
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3923-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c in QEMU allows guest OS users to trigger out-of-bounds access via a PvrdmaSqWqe ring element with a large num_sge value.
hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c en QEMU permite que los usuarios invitados del sistema operativo desencadenen un acceso fuera de límites mediante un elemento de anillo PvrdmaSqWqe con un valor num_sge grande.
Michael Hanselmann discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Media Transfer Protocol. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to read or write arbitrary files and cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.10. Michael Hanselmann discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Media Transfer Protocol. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to read arbitrary files, contrary to expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-12-13 CVE Reserved
- 2018-12-20 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106290 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/18/2 | 2020-05-12 | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg02822.html | 2020-05-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1 | 2020-05-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | <= 3.1.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 3.1.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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