CVE-2024-4467 HIGH

CVE-2024-4467: Qemu-kvm: 'qemu-img info' leads to host file read/write

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-787
Published July 2, 2024
Last update February 25, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU disk image utility (qemu-img) 'info' command. A specially crafted image file containing a `json:{}` value describing block devices in QMP could cause the qemu-img process on the host to consume large amounts of memory or CPU time, leading to denial of service or read/write to an existing external file.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 2, 2024 CVE published
February 25, 2026 Record updated