CVE-2013-4344
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in the SCSI implementation in QEMU, as used in Xen, when a SCSI controller has more than 256 attached devices, allows local users to gain privileges via a small transfer buffer in a REPORT LUNS command.
Find out more about CVE-2013-4344 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the kvm and xen packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue does affect the qemu-kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Future qemu-kvm updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| RHEV Agents (vdsm) (qemu-kvm-rhev) | RHSA-2013:1754 | 2013-11-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2013:1553 | 2013-11-20 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2013:1527 | 2013-11-21 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Asias He of Red Hat.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation