CVE-2024-4467

NameCVE-2024-4467
DescriptionA 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.
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Debian Bugs1075824

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
qemu (PTS)bullseye1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3vulnerable
bullseye (security)1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2vulnerable
bookworm1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7fixed
sid, trixie1:9.1.1+ds-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
qemusourcebookworm1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7
qemusource(unstable)1:9.0.1+ds-11075824

Notes

[bullseye] - qemu <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278875
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/bd385a5298d7062668e804d73944d52aec9549f1
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/2eb42a728d27a43fdcad5f37d3f65706ce6deba5
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/7e1110664ecbc4826f3c978ccb06b6c1bce823e6
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/7ead946998610657d38d1a505d5f25300d4ca613

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