CVE-2024-4467
Qemu-kvm: 'qemu-img info' leads to host file read/write
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A 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.
| CWE | CWE-787 |
| Published | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Feb 25, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.2.1
All versions affected Red Hat / Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.4.0.EUS
All versions affected Red Hat / Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.4.0.EUS
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4276 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4277 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4278 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4372 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4373 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4374 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4420 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4724 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4727 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4467 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278875 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/2 security.netapp.com: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240822-0005/
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Martin Kaesberger for reporting this issue.