The qcow2_open function in the (block/qcow2.c) in QEMU before 1.7.2 and 2.x before 2.0.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image which causes an error, related to the initialization of the snapshot_offset and nb_snapshots fields.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-kvm-toolsUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-guest-agent | Aug 17, 2018 | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-kvm | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-kvm-toolsUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-img | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade kvmUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-seabios | Dec 18, 2015 | May 8, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-kvm | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 10, 2017 |
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