# CVE-2014-5388: Off-by-one error in the pci\_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sen

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Off-by-one error in the pci_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information and have other unspecified impact related to a crafted PCI device that triggers memory corruption.

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## References

- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-08/msg03338.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/438
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/440
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1132956
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa365d7cd11185237471823a5a33d36765454e16

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