QEMU Disk Offset hw/ide/core.c ide_dma_cb memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in QEMU. Affected is the function ide_dma_cb of the file hw/ide/core.c of the component Disk Offset Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5088. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (affected version not known). This affects the function ide_dma_cb of the file hw/ide/core.c of the component Disk Offset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/01/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at lore.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5088 since 09/20/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209571 (Oracle Linux 8 : virt:kvm_utils3 (ELSA-2024-12792)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lore.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209571) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-57428). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 209571
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 8 : virt:kvm_utils3 (ELSA-2024-12792)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: lore.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

09/20/2023 🔍
11/01/2023 +42 days 🔍
11/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: lore.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244155
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2023 06:56
Updated: 06/12/2025 17:34
Changes: 11/01/2023 06:56 (40), 11/29/2023 08:14 (1), 11/29/2023 08:19 (21), 09/14/2024 00:46 (16), 10/25/2024 05:47 (2), 06/12/2025 17:34 (1)
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