Description
Qemu 1.1.2+dfsg to 2.1+dfsg suffers from a buffer overrun which could potentially result in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | 1.1.2+dfsg to 2.1+dfsg | — |
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 | 2.1+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | qemu | 2.1+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | qemu | 2.1+dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | qemu | 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 | USN-2342-1 |
Advisories 1
- USN-2342-1 qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4532
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4532
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4532
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4532
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2342-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739589
- https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/2e1198672759eda6e122ff38fcf6df06f27e0fe2