1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4617-1

USN-4617-1: SPICE vdagent vulnerabilities

Publication date

4 November 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in SPICE vdagent.

Releases

Packages

Details

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-25650)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service, or
obtain sensitive file contents. (CVE-2020-25651)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled a large
number of client connections. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2020-25652)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly...

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-25650)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service, or
obtain sensitive file contents. (CVE-2020-25651)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled a large
number of client connections. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2020-25652)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled client
connections. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information, paste clipboard contents, and transfer files into
the active session. (CVE-2020-25653)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.10 groovy spice-vdagent –  0.20.0-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal spice-vdagent –  0.19.0-2ubuntu0.2
18.04 bionic spice-vdagent –  0.17.0-1ubuntu2.2

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