Description
Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image.
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 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | qemu | 2.6.1-1.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | xen | 4.7.0_12-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 |
Advisories 3
- USN-2342-1 qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1 qemu-2.6.1-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1281 vendor-advisory
- [Qemu-stable] 20140723 [ANNOUNCE] QEMU 1.7.2 Stable released mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1279 vendor-advisory
- [Qemu-devel] 20131213 [PATCH 00/23] qemu state loading issues mailing-list
- FEDORA-2014-6288 vendor-advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52f91c3723932f8340fe36c8ec8b18a757c37b2b