REDHAT-BUG-2488283: Medium severity Qemu Qemu vulnerability

Published Jun 12, 2026
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Updated

QEMU's virtio-blk device can write past the end of a heap-allocated MMIO bounce buffer while handling a crafted VIRTIOBLKTSCSICMD request. A malicious guest that can program virtio-blk request descriptors can make the second-to-last writable input descriptor point to an MMIO guest physical address with a length of only 1 byte. QEMU maps that descriptor through an exact-size heap bounce buffer, then virtioblkhandlescsi() writes the 4-byte virtioscsiinhdr.errors field without first checking that the descriptor is large enough. A malicious guest can cause an out-of-bounds host heap write in the QEMU process by submitting a malformed virtio-blk SCSI request.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Qemu Qemu

Event History

Jun 12, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:22 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-2488283?

The severity of REDHAT-BUG-2488283 is medium with a risk rating of 4.

2

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-2488283?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-2488283, upgrade to the latest version of QEMU that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What is the impact of REDHAT-BUG-2488283?

The impact of REDHAT-BUG-2488283 is the potential for a malicious guest to write past the end of a heap-allocated MMIO bounce buffer.

4

Who is affected by REDHAT-BUG-2488283?

Users of QEMU that utilize the virtio-blk device and handle crafted VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD requests are affected by REDHAT-BUG-2488283.

5

What type of vulnerability is REDHAT-BUG-2488283?

REDHAT-BUG-2488283 is a heap overflow vulnerability specifically related to the virtio-blk device in QEMU.

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