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CVE-2014-7840

Published: 14 November 2014

The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
precise
Released (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.21)
trusty Does not exist

utopic Does not exist

qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9)
utopic
Released (2.1+dfsg-4ubuntu6.3)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=0be839a2701369f669532ea5884c15bead1c6e08