QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image formats are vulnerable to potential memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows or crash caused by missing input validations which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-kvm-toolsUpgrade qemu-img | Aug 17, 2018 | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-kvm | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-tools | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemuUpgrade kvmUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-seabios | Dec 18, 2015 | May 8, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-misc | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 29, 2022 |
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