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TI-2012-00028 Aliases CVE-2012-0029GHSA-8rxf-mc82-x3wv

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted legacy mode packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00904 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kvm_group:qemu-kvm:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12VulnerableKvm Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:kvm_group:qemu-kvm:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12 Vulnerable ·Kvm Group

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:0370 Released 2012-03-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    xen security and bug fix update
    • RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2.i386, xen-devel-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2 +1
    • RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2.i386, xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-135.el5_8.2.i386
  • RHSA-2012:0109 Released 2012-02-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.2-20120209.0.el6_2, rhev-hypervisor6-tools-6.2-20120209.0.el6_2
  • RHSA-2012:0051 Released 2012-01-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    kvm security update
    • RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) kmod-kvm-83-239.el5_7.1, kmod-kvm-debug-83-239.el5_7.1, kvm-83-239.el5_7.1 +2
    • RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server) kmod-kvm-83-239.el5_7.1, kmod-kvm-debug-83-239.el5_7.1, kvm-83-239.el5_7.1 +2
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2012:0050 Released 2012-01-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4, qemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0051, RHSA-2012:0370
RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0051, RHSA-2012:0370
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2012:0109
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0050
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0050
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0050
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0050

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0029
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rxf-mc82-x3wv

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2011-02204 The virtio_queue_notify in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly validate the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8

Sources

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