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FKIE_CVE-2018-20815

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-05-31 22:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:53
Summary
In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1667
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1723
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1743
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1881
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1968
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2507
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553
cve@mitre.orghttps://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=da885fe1ee8b4589047484bd7fa05a4905b52b17
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BOE3PVFPMWMXV3DGP2R3XIHAF2ZQU3FS/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVDHJB2QKXNDU7OFXIHIL5O5VN5QCSZL/
cve@mitre.orghttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/41
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4506
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1667
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1723
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1743
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1881
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1968
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2507
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=da885fe1ee8b4589047484bd7fa05a4905b52b17
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BOE3PVFPMWMXV3DGP2R3XIHAF2ZQU3FS/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVDHJB2QKXNDU7OFXIHIL5O5VN5QCSZL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/41
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4506
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
qemu qemu 3.1.0

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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En QEMU versi\u00f3n 3.1.0, la funci\u00f3n load_device_tree en el archivo device_tree.c llama a la funci\u00f3n en desuso load_image, que tiene un riesgo de desbordamiento de b\u00fafer."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:53:31.980",
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