SUSE CVE-2014-7840

The hostfromstreamoffset function in archinit.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted 1 offset or 2 length value in savevm data...

qemu: insufficient parameter validation during ram load

It was found that certain values that were read when loading RAM during migration were not validated. A user able to alter the savevm data either on the disk or over the wire during migration could use either of these flaws to corrupt QEMU process memory on the destination host, which could...

USN-2439-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Michael S. Tsirkin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain parameters during ram load while performing a migration. An attacker able to manipulate savevm data could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,...