SB2025021859 - Ubuntu update for qemu

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SB2025021859 - Ubuntu update for qemu

Published: February 18, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025021859
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26327)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the register_vfs() function in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c in VF implementations. A malicious guest can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26328)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. The register_vfs() function in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c does not set NumVFs to PCI_SRIOV_TOTAL_VF. A malicious guest can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References