Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-9618.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-9618
Upstream
Published
2022-04-29T17:15:20Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:23:42.611181Z
Severity
  • 8.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-4206 affecting package qemu for versions less than 6.2.0-4
Details

A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/qemu

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.0-4

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-9618.json"