CVE-2013-4542

Description

The virtio_scsi_load_request function in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

How to fix CVE-2013-4542

To remediate CVE-2013-4542, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/qemu—upgrade to 2.1+dfsg-1 or later

Is CVE-2013-4542 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.1+dfsg-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4542