CVE-2014-7840

Description

The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.

How to fix CVE-2014-7840

To remediate CVE-2014-7840, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/qemu—upgrade to 2.1+dfsg-8 or later

Is CVE-2014-7840 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.1+dfsg-8

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7840