QEMU USB Endpoint Assertion Failure (CVE20248354)
CVE-2024-8354 Published on September 19, 2024
Qemu-kvm: usb: assertion failure in usb_ep_get()
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-8354 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is an assertion failure Vulnerability?
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.
CVE-2024-8354 has been classified to as an assertion failure vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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