kvmtool: kvmtool through 39181fc allows an out-of-bounds write, related to virtio/balloon.c and virtio/pci.c
CVE-2021-45464 is fixed in kvmtool on 1 platform, first by kvmtool 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released June 29, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
kvmtool through 39181fc allows an out-of-bounds write, related to virtio/balloon.c and virtio/pci.c. This allows a guest OS user to execute arbitrary code on the host machine.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| kvmtool · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | kvmtool 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | Jun 29, 2023 |
| kvmtool · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | kvmtool 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | Jun 29, 2023 |
| kvmtool · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.20170904-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | kvmtool 0.20170904-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Jun 29, 2023 |
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