Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier allows privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain privileges via a crafted indirect descriptor related to "virtqueue in and out requests."
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 0.14.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00007.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0919.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45158Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45170Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45187Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45188Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45301Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45354Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1165-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/74751
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713589
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9605323
- https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00007.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0919.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2011-2212?
CVE-2011-2212 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). Buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier allows privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain privileges via a crafted indirect descriptor rel...
How severe is CVE-2011-2212?
CVE-2011-2212 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-2011-2212?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu.