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TI-2008-00892 Aliases CVE-2008-0928GHSA-4gr3-prqp-v6r3

Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write…

Priority LOW 22CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier does not perform range checks for block device read or write requests, which allows guest host users with root privileges to access arbitrary memory and escape the virtual machine.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.3VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.4VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.5VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.6VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.4 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.5VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0194 Released 2008-05-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    xen security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5.i386, xen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5, xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5.i386, xen-3.0.3-41.el5_1.5.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0194
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0194

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0928
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gr3-prqp-v6r3

References

Advisory 11

Other 3

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 418 →

Sources

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