| Name | CVE-2013-4540 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 739589 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| qemu (PTS) | bullseye | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 | fixed |
| trixie | 1:9.1.1+ds-2 | fixed |
| sid | 1:9.1.1+ds-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| qemu | source | (unstable) | 2.1+dfsg-1 | low | | 739589 |
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - qemu <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable in practice)
[squeeze] - qemu <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable in practice)
[wheezy] - qemu-kvm <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable in practice)
[squeeze] - qemu-kvm <no-dsa> (Minor issue, hardly exploitable in practice)