Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2018208150000000
Revision Date:2019-05-31Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20815 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk. Kurtis Miller discovered that a buffer overflow existed in QEMU when loading a device tree blob. A local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20815
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND qemu package in bionic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.13').
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