Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write requests, which allows guest host users with root privileges to access arbitrary memory and escape the virtual machine.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1799-1 New qemu packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0935 Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write requests, which allows guest host users with root privileges to access arbitrary memory and escape the virtual machine.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.103Z

Reserved: 2008-02-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0928

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-03T22:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0928

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-02-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0928 - Bugzilla

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