CVE-2024-8612

LOW
Published Sep 20, 2024 Modified Apr 15, 2026 CWE-200

Description

A flaw was found in QEMU, in the virtio-scsi, virtio-blk, and virtio-crypto devices. The size for virtqueue_push as set in virtio_scsi_complete_req / virtio_blk_req_complete / virito_crypto_req_complete could be larger than the true size of the data which has been sent to guest. Once virtqueue_push() finally calls dma_memory_unmap to ummap the in_iov, it may call the address_space_write function to write back the data. Some uninitialized data may exist in the bounce.buffer, leading to an information leak.

CVSS v3.1 Score

3.8
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-200 CWE-200

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-8612? +
A flaw was found in QEMU, in the virtio-scsi, virtio-blk, and virtio-crypto devices. The size for virtqueue_push as set in virtio_scsi_complete_req / virtio_blk_req_complete / virito_crypto_req_complete could be larger than the true size of the data which has been sent to guest. Once virtqueue_push() finally calls dma_memory_unmap to ummap the in_iov, it may call the address_space_write function to write back the data. Some uninitialized data may exist in the bounce.buffer, leading to an information leak. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.8 (LOW).
How severe is CVE-2024-8612? +
CVE-2024-8612 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.8 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-8612? +
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