Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [7.1.0,9.0.0-rc0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-6254295
  • published20 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-26327  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 9.0.0-rc0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow due to improper handling of certain inputs in the register_vfs function. An attacker can cause a buffer overflow by writing a NumVFs value greater than TotalVFs, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.

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