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QEMU < 5.0.1 DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
QEMU is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability exists due to an assertion failure in the Network Block Device(NBD) Server. This flaw occurs when an nbd-client sends a spec-compliant request that is near the boundary of maximum permitted request length.
Affected Software
Affected Software
QEMU versions 4.2 through 5.0.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 5.0.1 or later.