{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2018:2679-1","published":"2018-09-10T13:51:37Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:51:56.181450Z","related":["CVE-2018-12617"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-12617"],"summary":"Security update for qemu","details":"This update for qemu fixes the following issues:\n\nThis security issue was fixed:\n\n- CVE-2018-12617: qmp_guest_file_read had an integer overflow that could have\n  been exploited by sending a crafted QMP command (including guest-file-read with\n  a large count value) to the agent via the listening socket causing DoS\n  (bsc#1098735)\n\nThese non-security issues were fixed:\n\n- Allow kvm group access to /dev/sev (bsc#1102604).\n- Fix for the value used for reduced_phys_bits.  Please update the\n  reduced_phys_bits value used on the commandline or in libvirt XML to the value\n  1 (explicitly set now in QEMU code). (bsc#1103628)\n- Fix (again) the qemu guest agent udev rule file, which got unfixed in a\n  series of unfortunate events (bsc#1094898 and now bsc#1105279)\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"qemu","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.2-9.9.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"qemu-tools":"2.11.2-9.9.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:2679-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"qemu","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.2-9.9.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"qemu":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-arm":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-block-curl":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-block-iscsi":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-block-rbd":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-block-ssh":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-guest-agent":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-ipxe":"1.0.0-9.9.1","qemu-kvm":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-lang":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-ppc":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-s390":"2.11.2-9.9.1","qemu-seabios":"1.11.0-9.9.1","qemu-sgabios":"8-9.9.1","qemu-vgabios":"1.11.0-9.9.1","qemu-x86":"2.11.2-9.9.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:2679-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182679-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094898"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1098735"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102604"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103628"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1105279"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12617"}]}