SB2024071836 - Denial of service in QEMU qemu-img

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SB2024071836 - Denial of service in QEMU qemu-img

Published: July 18, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024071836
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4467)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the qemu-img utility when handling a specially crafted image file containing a "json:{}" value. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted image file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References