CVE-2024-7409
Qemu: denial of service via improper synchronization in qemu nbd server during socket closure
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 62nd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 62nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
13 events over 757 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Operating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationmedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10518
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10528
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10813
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