Out-of-bounds Read in Qemu
CVE-2024-6505
A flaw was found in the virtio-net device in QEMU. When enabling the RSS feature on the virtio-net network card, the indirections_table data within RSS becomes controllable. Setting excessively large values may cause an index out-of-bounds issue, potentially resulting in heap overflow access. This flaw allows a privileged user in the guest to crash the QEMU process on the host.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6505?
- CVE-2024-6505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6505?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6505 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.