Improper Synchronization Affecting qemu package, versions <1:8.1.1+ds-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QEMU-6045132
  • published4 Nov 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2023

Introduced: 3 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5088  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 qemu to version 1:8.1.1+ds-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A bug in QEMU could cause a guest I/O operation otherwise addressed to an arbitrary disk offset to be targeted to offset 0 instead (potentially overwriting the VM's boot code). This could be used, for example, by L2 guests with a virtual disk (vdiskL2) stored on a virtual disk of an L1 (vdiskL1) hypervisor to read and/or write data to LBA 0 of vdiskL1, potentially gaining control of L1 at its next reboot.

CVSS Scores

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