Resource Exhaustion Affecting virt:rhel/libguestfs-tools-c package, versions <1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-VIRT-7446276
  • published13 Jul 2024
  • disclosed2 Jul 2024

Introduced: 2 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-4467  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 virt:rhel/libguestfs-tools-c to version 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:4420.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/libguestfs-tools-c package and not the virt:rhel/libguestfs-tools-c package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the QEMU disk image utility (qemu-img) 'info' command. A specially crafted image file containing a json:{} value describing block devices in QMP could cause the qemu-img process on the host to consume large amounts of memory or CPU time, leading to denial of service or read/write to an existing external file.

CVSS Scores

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