CVE-2019-6501

Public Exploit

Description

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/24/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-01/msg02324.html mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJMTVGDLA654HNCDGLCUEIP36SNJEKK7/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0006/ third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2166 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6501?
CVE-2019-6501 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6501?
To fix CVE-2019-6501, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-6501 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-6501 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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