Description
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.
Published: 2012-06-21
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2270-1 qemu-kvm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2497 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1165-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Kvm Group Qemu-kvm
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

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

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2512

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2512

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2011-2512 - Bugzilla

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