Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-7409 |
CWE-ID | CWE-662 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
QEMU Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | QEMU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU96080
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7409
CWE-ID:
CWE-662 - Improper Synchronization
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper synchronization during socket closure in the QEMU NBD Server. A malicious guest can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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Vulnerable software versionsQEMU: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7409
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2302487
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.