CVE-2024-26327
Description
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.
Statement
The qemu-kvm versions, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and RHEL Advanced Virtualization, are not affected by this CVE as they did not include Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR/IOV) support.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Buffer overflows often can be used to execute arbitrary code, which is usually outside the scope of the product's implicit security policy. This can often be used to subvert any other security service.
Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
Buffer overflows generally lead to crashes. Other attacks leading to lack of availability are possible, including putting the product into an infinite loop.
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