Buffer overflow in Red Hat Advanced Virtualization For Rhel 8.2.1

CVE-2024-4467

A flaw was found in the QEMU disk image utility (qemu-img) 'info' command. A specially crafted image file containing a `json:{}` value describing block devices in QMP could cause the qemu-img process on the host to consume large amounts of memory or CPU time, leading to denial of service or read/write to an existing external file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4467?
CVE-2024-4467 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Advanced Virtualization For Rhel 8.2.1, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-4467?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4467 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.