SB2024090235 - SUSE update for qemu
Published: September 2, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024090235
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4467)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the qemu-img utility when handling a specially crafted image file containing a "json:{}" value. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted image file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.