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High ELSA-2016-0724 1 CVE

Important: qemu-kvm security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published May 9, 2016 · Updated May 9, 2016

Summary

[1.5.3-105.el7_2.4]
- kvm-vga-Remove-some-should-be-done-in-BIOS-comments.patch [bz#1331412]
- kvm-vga-fix-banked-access-bounds-checking-CVE-2016-3710.patch [bz#1331412]
- kvm-vga-add-vbe_enabled-helper.patch [bz#1331412]
- kvm-vga-factor-out-vga-register-setup.patch [bz#1331412]
- kvm-vga-update-vga-register-setup-on-vbe-changes.patch [bz#1331412]
- kvm-vga-make-sure-vga-register-setup-for-vbe-stays-intac.patch [bz#1331412]
- Resolves: bz#1331412
(EMBARGOED CVE-2016-3710 qemu-kvm: qemu: incorrect banked access bounds checking in vga module [rhel-7.2.z])

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 libcacard 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 libcacard-devel 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 libcacard-tools 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 qemu-img 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 qemu-kvm 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 qemu-kvm-common 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Oracle Linux · 7 qemu-kvm-tools 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —

    The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest O…