Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9 QEMU hw/net/core.c usb_ep_get assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. Affected by this issue is the function usb_ep_get of the file hw/net/core.c of the component QEMU. The manipulation leads to assertion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-8354. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. This issue affects the function usb_ep_get of the file hw/net/core.c of the component QEMU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the usb_ep_get() function in hw/net/core.c when trying to get the USB endpoint from a USB device. This flaw may allow a malicious unprivileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host and cause a denial of service condition.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8354 since 08/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209545 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2024:3744-1)), 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 (209545), EUVD (EUVD-2024-49120) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-2227). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Open Source QEMU

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 209545
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2024:3744-1)

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08/30/2024 🔍
09/19/2024 +20 days 🔍
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09/13/2025 +359 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278147
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-2227 - QEMU: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2024 13:14
Updated: 09/13/2025 21:17
Changes: 09/19/2024 13:14 (64), 09/20/2024 09:10 (1), 10/01/2024 16:33 (13), 10/23/2024 18:58 (2), 08/05/2025 15:52 (1), 09/13/2025 21:17 (7)
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