SB2024122757 - Denial of service in QEMU



SB2024122757 - Denial of service in QEMU

Published: December 27, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024122757
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26328)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. The register_vfs() function in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c does not set NumVFs to PCI_SRIOV_TOTAL_VF. A malicious guest can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.