Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU before 2.4.0 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via a crafted virtio control message.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-kvm | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 23, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade qemu-sbrunoUpgrade qemu-develUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-user-static | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 1, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Jun 17, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 23, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade kvm | Jun 13, 2016 | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-misc | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 23, 2020 |
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