7.8

CVE-2024-4467: Qemu-kvm: 'qemu-img info' leads to host file read/write

Deferred
AliasesSUSE-SU-2024:3077-1SUSE-SU-2024:3396-1RHSA-2024:4276
Published 02-07-2024Last modified 25-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-4467 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in qemu. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
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 6 · Related 6

Timeline

  1. 02-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU disk image utility (qemu-img) 'info' command. A specially crafted image file containing a `json:{}` value describing block devices in QMP could cause the qemu-img process on the host to consume large amounts of memory or CPU time, leading to denial of service or read/write to an existing external file.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.34% 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: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat196 products
  • hivex< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.8.0+16781+9f4724c2 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.6.0+14480+c0a3aa0f | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • hivex-debuginfo< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.8.0+16781+9f4724c2 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.6.0+14480+c0a3aa0f | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • hivex-debugsource< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.8.0+16781+9f4724c2 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.6.0+14480+c0a3aa0f | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • hivex-devel< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.8.0+16781+9f4724c2 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.6.0+14480+c0a3aa0f | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9 | < 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 | < 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • libguestfs< 1:1.44.0-9.module+el8.8.0+16781+9f4724c2 | < 1:1.44.0-5.module+el8.6.0+14480+c0a3aa0f | < 1:1.40.2-27.module+el8.4.0+9282+0bdec052 | < 1:1.44.0-9.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 | < 1:1.44.0-2.module+el8.4.0+10146+75917d2f | < 1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890
Opensuse2 products
  • qemu&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 7.1.0-150500.49.18.1
  • qemu&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5< 7.1.0-150500.49.18.1
Debian1 product
  • qemu< 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 | < 1:9.0.1+ds-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1 | < 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.27 | < 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.10

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