CVE-2014-7840

high
Published 2014-12-12 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7840

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
redhat rhel7.0affected
redhat rhel7.3affected
redhat rhel7.4affected
redhat rhel7.5affected
redhat rhel7.6affected
redhat rhel7.7affected
debian debianbookwormfixed2.1+dfsg-8
debian debianbullseyefixed2.1+dfsg-8
debian debianforkyfixed2.1+dfsg-8
debian debiansidfixed2.1+dfsg-8
debian debiantrixiefixed2.1+dfsg-8

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
qemuqemu{"endIncluding":"2.1.3"}
redhat redhatvirtualization3.0

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.