Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu package, versions <2.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.55% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-QEMU-18321615
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed4 Nov 2014

Introduced: 4 Nov 2014

CVE-2013-4540  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1