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CVE-2024-26327

QEMU: SR-IOV: improper validation of NumVFs leads to buffer overflow

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in QEMU 7.1.0 through 8.2.1. register_vfs in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c mishandles the situation where a guest writes NumVFs greater than TotalVFs, leading to a buffer overflow in VF implementations.

Se descubrió un problema en QEMU 7.1.0 a 8.2.1. Register_vfs en hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c maneja mal la situación en la que un invitado escribe NumVF mayores que TotalVF, lo que provoca un desbordamiento del búfer en las implementaciones de VF.

A flaw was found in the SR/IOV emulation support of QEMU. The register_vfs() function in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c mishandled the situation where a guest writes NumVFs greater than TotalVFs, leading to a buffer overflow in VF (Virtual Function) implementations. This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash QEMU and cause a denial of service condition.

This update for qemu fixes the following issues. Fixed buffer overflow via invalid SR/IOV NumVFs value. Fixed integer overflow results in buffer overflow via SCSI command. Fixed stack buffer overflow in virtio_net_flush_tx. Fixed out-of-bounds read in pvrdma_ring_next_elem_read. Fixed invalid NumVFs value handled in NVME SR/IOV implementation. The following non-security bug was fixed. Removing in-use mediated device should fail with error message instead of hang.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
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SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
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Oracle
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Linux
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Qemu
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Qemu
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Leap
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Linux
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Suse
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Packagehub
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Suse
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Suse
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