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Unscored CVE-2019-12929 EUVD-2019-4506GHSA-mmfj-9vc2-fw9p

The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution,…

Published Jun 24, 2019 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure by sending a crafted QMP command to the listening server. Note: This has been disputed as a non-issue since QEMU's -qmp interface is meant to be used by trusted users. If one is able to access this interface via a tcp socket open to the internet, then it is an insecure configuration issue

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 qemu No fix yet —
Debian 13 qemu No fix yet —
Debian 12 qemu No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS qemu No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS qemu No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS qemu No fix yet —

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