QEMU NBD Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QEMU. Affected is an unknown function of the component NBD Server. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-7409. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in QEMU (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NBD Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the QEMU NBD Server. This vulnerability allows a denial of service (DoS) attack via improper synchronization during socket closure when a client keeps a socket open as the server is taken offline.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7409 since 08/02/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207772 (Oracle Linux 8 : virt:ol / and / virt-devel:rhel (ELSA-2024-6964)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (207772), EUVD (EUVD-2024-48876) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1750). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source QEMU
  • Red Hat OpenShift

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207772
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 8 : virt:ol / and / virt-devel:rhel (ELSA-2024-6964)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/02/2024 🔍
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09/13/2025 +407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-7409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273503
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1750 - QEMU: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2024 17:47
Updated: 09/13/2025 21:17
Changes: 08/02/2024 17:47 (51), 09/26/2024 05:29 (14), 09/29/2024 22:45 (2), 06/03/2025 14:52 (1), 09/13/2025 21:17 (7)
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