CVE-2024-8354
Published: September 20, 2024Last modified: August 14, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the usb_ep_get() function in hw/net/core.c when trying to get the USB endpoint from a USB device. This flaw may allow a malicious unprivileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host and cause a denial of service condition.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | qemu | Vulnerable (7.1.0-r4) |
| 25 LTS | qemu | Fixed (10.0.9-r0) | |
| Stream | qemu | Fixed (10.1.2-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8354
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2313497
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241011-0008/
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/dfae27159d00de9259f95cf578784cfccb56ce04
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/746269eaae16423572ae7c0dfeb66140fa882149