UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20815

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20815

    Published: 31 Dec 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-20815
    Aliases:
    USN-3978-1

    Summary:

    Details: In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20815, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/27/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3978-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20815

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qemu

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu1.46?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.46

    Affected versions

    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High