Description
An issue was discovered in QEMU 7.1.0 through 8.2.1. register_vfs in hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c mishandles the situation where a guest writes NumVFs greater than TotalVFs, leading to a buffer overflow in VF implementations.
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 | 1:8.2.3+ds-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | qemu | 1:8.2.3+ds-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | qemu | 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u6 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | qemu | 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 | USN-6977-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | qemu-img +19 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5 | RHSA-2024:9136 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | qemu-img +19 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5 | ALSA-2024:9136 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 9 | qemu-kvm | 7:9.0.0-10.el9_5.2 | RLSA-2024:9136 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | qemu | 7.1.0-150500.49.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1103-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 5.5 | qemu | 7.1.0-150500.49.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1103-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | qemu | 7.1.0-150500.49.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1103-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | qemu | 8.2.0-16 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | qemu-img +18 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5 | ELSA-2024-12674, ELSA-2024-9136 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | qemu-virtiofsd +2 | 30:7.2.0-15.el9 | ELSA-2024-12674 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | hivex +4 | 1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libguestfs-winsupport | 8.6-1.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libiscsi +2 | 1.18.0-8.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libnbd +4 | 1.6.0-5.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libtpms +1 | 0.9.1-0.20211126git1ff6fe1f43.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libvirt +28 | 7.10.0-4.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libvirt-client-qemu | 9.0.0-6.module+el8.10.0+90377+6a12a345 | ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libvirt-dbus | 1.3.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | nbdkit +18 | 1.24.0-4.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | netcf +2 | 0.2.8-12.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | perl-Sys-Virt | 6.0.0-1.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | qemu-img +10 | 15:6.1.1-9.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | seabios +2 | 1.15.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | sgabios +1 | 1:0.20170427git-3.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | supermin +1 | 5.2.1-1.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | swtpm +4 | 0.7.0-3.20211109gitb79fd91.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | virt-dib +22 | 1:1.44.0-5.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | virt-v2v +3 | 1:1.42.0-19.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90374+95a91213 | ELSA-2024-12605, ELSA-2024-12604 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2024:9136 Moderate: qemu-kvm security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2024:9136 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- USN-6977-1 qemu vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- RLSA-2024:9136 Moderate: qemu-kvm security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1103-1 Security update for qemu SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0412 QEMU: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierte Angriffe BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 24, 2025
- ELSA-2024-9136 Moderate: qemu-kvm security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 14, 2024
- ELSA-2024-12674 Important: qemu-kvm security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 19, 2024
- ELSA-2024-12604 Important: virt:kvm_utils3 security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 2, 2024
- ELSA-2024-12605 Important: virt:kvm_utils2 security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 2, 2024