ALPINE-CVE-2017-2620
Record from OSV · Published July 27, 2018
Quick emulator (QEMU) before 2.8 built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. The issue could occur while copying VGA data in cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process OR potentially execute arbitrary code on host with privileges of the QEMU process.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xen | Alpine:v3.23 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.6 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.19 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| qemu | Alpine:v3.8 | 2.8.1-r1 |
| qemu | Alpine:v3.10 | 2.8.1-r1 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.12 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| qemu | Alpine:v3.9 | 2.8.1-r1 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.21 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.24 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.7 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.14 | 4.7.1-r5 |
| xen | Alpine:v3.22 | 4.7.1-r5 |
16 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.1.2-r7, 0, 4.4.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 4.2.0-r5, 4.2.0-r7, 4.2.2-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.7.0-r2, 4.1.2-r11, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | qemu | 2.8.0-r3, 1.1.0-r2, 1.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | qemu | 0.15.1-r0, 0.14.1-r0, 0.14.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 4.0.1-r1, 4.7.1-r1, 4.7.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | qemu | 0.10.6-r0, 0, 1.5.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 4.2.1-r11, 4.2.2-r6, 4.2.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xen | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | xen | 4.7.1-r0, 4.7.1-r1, 4.7.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.4.1-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r0, 4.1.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | xen | 4.3.0-r7, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 4.7.0-r3, 4.7.1-r4, 4.7.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.2.1-r0, 4.1.2-r6, 4.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | qemu | 0.10.6-r2, 0.11.0-r0, 0.11.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 4.6.0-r0, 4.7.0-r0, 4.7.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 4.2.2-r8, 4.2.2-r7, 4.2.2-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.2.1-r5, 4.2.1-r3, 4.2.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 4.2.0-r5, 4.3.0-r3, 4.4.1-r0 |
…and 8 more
Timeline
- Jul 27, 2018 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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