CVE-2024-7409 Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <15:6.2.0-53.module+el8.10.0+1882+0c885e98.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-QEMUKVM-10066703
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed5 Aug 2024

Introduced: 5 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-7409  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 qemu-kvm to version 15:6.2.0-53.module+el8.10.0+1882+0c885e98.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:6964.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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 Base Scores

version 3.1