Description
Buffer overflow in the e1000_receive function in the e1000 device driver (hw/e1000.c) in QEMU 1.3.0-rc2 and other versions, when the SBP and LPE flags are disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) and possibly execute arbitrary guest code via a large packet.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | qemu | 1.1.2+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 14 | xen | 4.1.3-8 | — |
| Debian 13 | qemu | 1.1.2+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | xen | 4.1.3-8 | — |
| Debian 12 | qemu | 1.1.2+dfsg-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | xen | 4.1.3-8 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | qemu | 0.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze3 | DSA-2608-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | qemu-kvm | 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze10 | DSA-2607-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | xen-qemu-dm-4.0 | 4.0.1-2+squeeze3 | DSA-2619-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | qemu-img +7 | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.2 | RHSA-2013:0610, RHSA-2013:0609 |
| RHEL 6 | rhev-hypervisor6 | 6.4-20130306.2.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0636 |
| RHEL 5 | xen +1 | 3.0.3-142.el5_9.2 | RHSA-2013:0599 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Virtualization 5 | kvm +4 | 83-262.el5_9.1 | RHSA-2013:0608 |
| Red Hat Rhel Virtualization 5 | xen +1 | 3.0.3-142.el5_9.2 | RHSA-2013:0599 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 2 | qemu-img-rhev +2 | 2:0.12.1.2-2.355.el6_4.2 | RHSA-2013:0639 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | xen | 4.7.0_12-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2013:0636 Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0599 Red Hat Security Advisory: xen security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0609 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2608-1 qemu - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2607-1 qemu-kvm - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2619-1 xen-qemu-dm-4.0 - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0639 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 29, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0608 Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 29, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0610 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b0d9ffcd0251161c7c92f94804dcf599dfa3edeb
- FEDORA-2013-0965 vendor-advisory
- 55082 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2608 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0637 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201309-24 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121229 Re: CVE request: qemu e1000 emulated device gues-side buffer overflow mailing-list
- DSA-2607 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889301
- RHSA-2013:0639 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0608 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-0934 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0610 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0609 vendor-advisory
- USN-1692-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0636 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0446 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2619 vendor-advisory
- [Qemu-devel] 20121205 [PATCH] e1000: Discard oversized packets based on SBP|LPE mailing-list
- RHSA-2013:0599 vendor-advisory
- 57420 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2013-0971 vendor-advisory