UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7840

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2014-7840
Downstream
USN-2439-1
Published: 14 Nov 2014, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Nov 2014, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•qemu

    < 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9

References (4)