QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image…
Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image formats are vulnerable to potential memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows or crash caused by missing input validations which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0101 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 8 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_openstack_platform:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_openstack_platform:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2014:0674 Released 2014-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderaterhev-hypervisor6 3.4.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.5-20140603.2.el6ev
- RHSA-2014:0434 Released 2014-04-24 · Red Hat rating Moderateqemu-kvm-rhev security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
- RHSA-2014:0435 Released 2014-04-24 · Red Hat rating Moderateqemu-kvm-rhev security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2014:0420 Released 2014-04-22 · Red Hat rating Moderateqemu-kvm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 +1
- RHSA-2014:0421 Released 2014-04-22 · Red Hat rating Moderateqemu-kvm-rhev security update
- RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix yet |
| RHEV Agents (vdsm) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0421 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0674 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0435 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0434 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0420 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0144
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p3jv-vmvr-2v4v
References
Advisory 2
Other 12
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24342f2cae47d03911e346fe1e520b00dc2818e0
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d51c32c4b511db8bb9e58208f1e2c25e4c06c85
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5dab2faddc8eaa1fb1abdbe2f502001fc13a1b21
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63fa06dc978f3669dbfd9443b33cde9e2a7f4b41
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d4b9e55fc625514a38d27cff4b9933f617fa7dc
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b103b36d6ef3b11827c203d3a793bf7da50ecd6
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97f1c45c6f456572e5b504b8614e4a69e23b8e3a
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a1b3955c9415b1e767c130a2f59fee6aa28e575b
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce48f2f441ca98885267af6fd636a7cb804ee646
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d65f97a82c4ed48374a764c769d4ba1ea9724e97
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f56b9bc3ae20fc93815b34aa022be919941406ce
- https://www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/#%21vul=44767
Sources
- CVE-2014-0144 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0144 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p3jv-vmvr-2v4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0144 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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