Integer signedness error in the virtio_net_load function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 1.x before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers a buffer overflow.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-4148 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the versions of kvm package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Base Score | 3.7 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 (qemu-kvm-rhev) | RHSA-2014:0888 | 2014-07-24 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2014:0927 | 2014-07-23 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 (qemu-kvm-rhev) | RHSA-2014:1268 | 2014-09-22 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 (qemu-kvm-rhev) | RHSA-2014:0888 | 2014-07-24 |
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2014:0674 | 2014-06-09 |
RHEV Agents (vdsm) (qemu-kvm-rhev) | RHSA-2014:0744 | 2014-06-10 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2014:0743 | 2014-06-10 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected |