Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu package, versions <2.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-QEMU-11765977
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed11 Feb 2020

Introduced: 11 Feb 2020

CVE-2013-4535  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 qemu to version 2.1+dfsg-1 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:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

The virtqueue_map_sg function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a crafted savevm image, related to virtio-block or virtio-serial read.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1