{"id":"USN-2439-1","summary":"qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities","details":"Michael S. Tsirkin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain\nparameters during ram load while performing a migration. An attacker able\nto manipulate savevm data could use this issue to possibly execute\narbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-7840)\n\nPaolo Bonzini discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in the Cirrus\nVGA device. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to write into\nmemory of the host, leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2014-8106)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:51Z","published":"2014-12-11T19:10:58Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7840","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8106"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-7840","CVE-2014-8106","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7840","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8106"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2439-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7840"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8106"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"qemu","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9"}]}],"versions":["1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5","1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6","1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1","1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2","1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3","1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu5","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu7","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu8","1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu9","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1~ppa1","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu2","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6","1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu7","2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu1","2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu2","2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3","2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7","2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.8"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-common"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-guest-agent"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-keymaps"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-kvm"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-aarch64"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-arm"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-common"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-mips"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-misc"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-ppc"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-sparc"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-system-x86"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-user"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-user-static"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9","binary_name":"qemu-utils"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2439-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-7840"},{"severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2014-8106"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}