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CVE-2011-2512

The virtio_queue_notify in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly validate the virtqueue number, which allows guest users to cause a

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Summary

The virtio_queue_notify in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier does not properly validate the virtqueue number, which allows guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative number in the Queue Notify field of the Virtio Header, which bypasses a signed comparison.

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rhn.redhat.com

secunia.com

openwall.com

lists.opensuse.org

osvdb.org

ubuntu.com

debian.org

hermes.opensuse.org

git.kernel.org