# CVE-2014-0150: Integer overflow in the virtio\_net\_handle\_mac function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 2.0 and earlier allows local guest users to execute ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the virtio_net_handle_mac function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 2.0 and earlier allows local guest users to execute arbitrary code via a MAC addresses table update request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078846
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2910
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2182-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57878
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266768
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58191

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