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TI-2014-02789 Aliases CVE-2014-3461GHSA-9mpf-qr4j-4fp9

hw/usb/bus.c in QEMU 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 2 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

hw/usb/bus.c in QEMU 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted savevm data, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to "USB post load checks."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02696 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 2 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:qemu:qemu:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1268 Released 2014-09-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 libcacard-devel-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7, libcacard-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7, libcacard-tools-rhev-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.7 +4
  • RHSA-2014:0888 Released 2014-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • RHSA-2014:0927 Released 2014-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libcacard-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-guest-agent-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, qemu-img-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcacard-devel-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5, libcacard-tools-10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.5
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2014:0743 Released 2014-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 +1
  • RHSA-2014:0744 Released 2014-06-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • RHSA-2014:0674 Released 2014-06-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rhev-hypervisor6 3.4.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6-6.5-20140603.2.el6ev

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
RHEV Agents (vdsm)Fixed RHSA-2014:0744
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2014:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0888
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0888
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2014:1268
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0927

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3461
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mpf-qr4j-4fp9

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
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