The virtio_queue_notify in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly validate the virtqueue number, which allows guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative number in the Queue Notify field of the Virtio Header, which bypasses a signed comparison.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-06-21T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.246Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2512

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-21T15:55:09.740

Modified: 2023-02-13T01:19:55.947

Link: CVE-2011-2512

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2011-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2512 - Bugzilla