ubuntu · CVE-2008-4539

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Priority: medium Published: 2008-12-29 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2024-07-24 15:57:39 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2008-4539 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kvm, qemu, qemu-kvm), 32 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 15, ignored 6, not-affected 6, needs-triage 3, released 2.

Description:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA implementation in (1) KVM before kvm-82 and (2) QEMU on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu might allow local users to gain privileges by using the VNC console for a connection, aka the LGD-54XX "bitblt" heap overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-1320.

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