CVE-2024-7409 Affecting qemu-kvm-docs package, versions <17:9.0.0-10.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-QEMUKVMDOCS-8383835
  • published 18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024

Introduced: 12 Nov 2024

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How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 qemu-kvm-docs to version 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9136.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-docs package and not the qemu-kvm-docs package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the QEMU NBD Server. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) attack via improper synchronization during socket closure when a client keeps a socket open as the server is taken offline.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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SUSE

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High