5.3

CVE-2024-26327: qemu Out-of-bounds Write

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26327DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26327
Published 19-02-2024Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26327 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in qemu. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 19-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.60% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • qemu< 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u6 | < 1:8.2.3+ds-1
Qemu1 product
  • qemu≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 8.2.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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