| Name | CVE-2018-20815 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1781-1, DSA-4506-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| qemu (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u23 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u17 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u19 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u12 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 | fixed |
| trixie | 1:9.1.0+ds-8 | fixed |
| sid | 1:9.1.1+ds-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| qemu | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| qemu | source | jessie | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u11 | | DLA-1781-1 | |
| qemu | source | stretch | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u8 | | DSA-4506-1 | |
| qemu | source | (unstable) | 1:3.1+dfsg-7 | | | |
| qemu-kvm | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=da885fe1ee8b4589047484bd7fa05a4905b52b17
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/1