GHSA-7M5Q-W7P8-X8H4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:31
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An integer overflow and buffer overflow issues were found in the ACPI Error Record Serialization Table (ERST) device of QEMU in the read_erst_record() and write_erst_record() functions. Both issues may allow the guest to overrun the host buffer allocated for the ERST memory device. A malicious guest could use these flaws to crash the QEMU process on the host.

Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-4172"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-120",
      "CWE-190"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-29T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An integer overflow and buffer overflow issues were found in the ACPI Error Record Serialization Table (ERST) device of QEMU in the read_erst_record() and write_erst_record() functions. Both issues may allow the guest to overrun the host buffer allocated for the ERST memory device. A malicious guest could use these flaws to crash the QEMU process on the host.",
  "id": "GHSA-7m5q-w7p8-x8h4",
  "modified": "2025-04-14T18:31:41Z",
  "published": "2022-11-29T18:30:18Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4172"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/defb7098"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1268"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I7J5IRXJYLELW7D43A75LOWRUE5EU54O"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I7J5IRXJYLELW7D43A75LOWRUE5EU54O"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20221024154233.1043347-1-lk%40c--e.de"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20221024154233.1043347-1-lk@c--e.de"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0013"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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