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TI-2019-04557 Aliases CVE-2019-6501GHSA-rhjv-54vx-5mjg

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.

Priority LOW 26CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00556 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:2553 Released 2019-08-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm-rhev security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • RHV-M 4.3 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2019:2425 Released 2019-08-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2019:2166 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-ma security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
RHV-M 4.3Fixed RHSA-2019:2553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2166
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2166
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0Fixed RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0Fixed RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0Fixed RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2019:2553
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-6501
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhjv-54vx-5mjg

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Sources

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