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CVE-2024-7409

Qemu: denial of service via improper synchronization in qemu nbd server during socket closure

Published: Aug 5, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-662
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 39.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU NBD Server. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) attack via improper synchronization during socket closure when a client keeps a socket open as the server is taken offline.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-662

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·US
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15MixedSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17MixedSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА ХРОМOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA Virtualization 3.0On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fabrice Bellard
individual-dev·FR
QEMULibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/3e7ef738c8462c45043a1d39f702a0990406a3b3
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/b9b72cb3ce15b693148bd09cef7e50110566d8a0
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/c8a76dbd90c2f48df89b75bef74917f90a59b623
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