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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-7840: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-7840: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/12/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-qemu

References

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