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vulnerabilityCVE-2021-4206
Name
CVE-2021-4206
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
qemu
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.2
CVSSv31
4.6
CVSSv2

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
9.2.0
Not Affected
buildroot
master
11.0.0
Not Affected
openwrt
master
10.1.3-r2
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
10.1.2-r1
Not Affected
yocto
master
11.0.1
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
8.2.7
Not Affected