CVE-2019-6501 — In QEMU 3

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.

01What is this vulnerability?

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-03-17T16:51:48.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T20:23:22.063Z

09References

• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/24/1
• lists.gnu.org — https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-01/msg02324.html
• lists.fedoraproject.org — https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro…
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0006/
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2166
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425
• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553