Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2024-6519Qemu: scsi: lsi53c895a: use-after-free local privilege escalation vulnerability
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in qemu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the QEMU LSI53C895A SCSI Host Bus Adapter emulation. This issue can lead to a crash or VM escape.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | qemu | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Debian:13 | qemu | 1:10.0.10+ds-0+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Debian:14 | qemu | 1:11.0.0+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qemu | 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qemu | 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qemu | 1:10.1.0+ds-5ubuntu2.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | qemu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qemu | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | qemu-hwe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qemu-hwe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-6519 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | see references | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6519 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2292089 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1382/