The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7694 The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2439-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.212Z

Reserved: 2014-10-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-7840

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-12-12T15:59:08.073

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-7840

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7840 - Bugzilla

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