CVE-2019-6501 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 17 Mar 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Out-of-bounds write and read in QEMU's SCSI generic handler allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-6501?

CVE-2019-6501 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 17 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6501?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6501?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-6501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6501, GHSA-rhjv-54vx-5mjg.