Improper Synchronization Affecting virt:rhel/qemu-kvm-common package, versions <15:6.2.0-53.module+el8.10.0+22268+f82ccd96


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-7595862
  • published5 Aug 2024
  • disclosed2 Aug 2024

Introduced: 2 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-7409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/qemu-kvm-common to version 15:6.2.0-53.module+el8.10.0+22268+f82ccd96 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6964.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/qemu-kvm-common package and not the virt:rhel/qemu-kvm-common package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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

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