Vulnerability Description
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the virtio-blk driver (hw/virtio-blk.c) in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 allow local guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) and possibly gain privileges via a (1) write request to the virtio_blk_handle_write function or (2) read request to the virtio_blk_handle_read function that is not properly aligned.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | 0.14.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=52c050236eaa4f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081972.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2011-03/msg03015.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2011-03/msg03019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-05/msg00043.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0534.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44132Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44393Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44658Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44660Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44900Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/73756
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67062
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8572547
- https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2230
FAQ
What is CVE-2011-1750?
CVE-2011-1750 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the virtio-blk driver (hw/virtio-blk.c) in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 allow local guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) and possibly gain privileges via a...
How severe is CVE-2011-1750?
CVE-2011-1750 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2011-1750?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu.