Off-by-one error in the pci_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information and have other unspecified impact related to a crafted PCI device that triggers memory corruption.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-5388 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.
This issue does not affect the versions of qemu-kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected |
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