Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in the virtio-net device in QEMU. When enabling the RSS feature on the virtio-net network card, the indirections_table data within RSS becomes controllable. Setting excessively large values may cause an index out-of-bounds issue, potentially resulting in heap overflow access. This flaw allows a privileged user in the guest to crash the QEMU process on the host.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | - |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6505Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295760Issue Tracking
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6505Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295760Issue Tracking
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0006/
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-6505?
CVE-2024-6505 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in the virtio-net device in QEMU. When enabling the RSS feature on the virtio-net network card, the indirections_table data within RSS becomes controllable. Setting excessively large ...
How severe is CVE-2024-6505?
CVE-2024-6505 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-6505?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Redhat Enterprise Linux.