CVE-2011-2212
Description
From CVE.org
Buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier allows privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain privileges via a crafted indirect descriptor related to "virtqueue in and out requests."
Statement
This issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The version of the qemu/kvm as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not affected because it does not provide support for indirect descriptors.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.4 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Adjacent Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Nelson Elhage for reporting this issue.
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