Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5683
CVE-2018-5683
Description
The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.
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Affected products
30- osv-coords29 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206
< 1.4.2-53.17.1+ 28 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-53.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-53.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-53.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-60.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-60.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.4_06-43.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.1_08-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-45.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-45.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_28-61.23.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_24-22.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.4_06-43.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.1_08-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_28-22.62.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_28-61.23.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_24-22.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.4_06-43.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.1_08-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_28-61.23.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.4_06-43.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.1_08-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_24-22.43.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/15/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-01/msg02597.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102518nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213nvdThird Party Advisory
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