# CVE-2013-4535: The virtqueue\_map\_sg function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a crafted sa

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a QEMU: before 1.7.2

## Description

The virtqueue_map_sg function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary files via a crafted savevm image, related to virtio-block or virtio-serial read.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a QEMU, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=36cf2a37132c7f01fa9adb5f95f5312b27742fd4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0743.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0744.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066401

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