Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2024-26327

 

Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2024-26327

Published: November 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26327
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-26327

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources