Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the virtio-blk driver (hw/virtio-blk.c) in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 allow local guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) and possibly gain privileges via a (1) write request to the virtio_blk_handle_write function or (2) read request to the virtio_blk_handle_read function that is not properly aligned.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu-kvm. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-kvm-toolsUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kvm | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-kvm-extrasUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-kvm-extras-static | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 21, 2012 |
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