QEMU Virtio Networking Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:37201

Info

QEMU Virtio Networking Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37201
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2010-0741
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 03 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 03 2010 12:10PM
Credit: Marcelo Tosatti
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Redhat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 Server
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS 5 client
QEMU QEMU 0.10.6
QEMU QEMU 0.9.1
QEMU QEMU 0.9
QEMU QEMU 0.8.2
QEMU QEMU 0.6.1
QEMU QEMU 0.10
QEMU QEMU 0
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

QEMU Virtio Networking Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

QEMU is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

NOTE: this issue can be exploited when QEMU guests are configured to use virtio networking on Linux kernels prior to 2.6.26.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the QEMU guest, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

QEMU Virtio Networking Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

QEMU Virtio Networking Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386

References

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