qemu: Improper handling of erroneous data provided by Linux virtio-net driver
Published Apr 12, 2010
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.52%
Description
The virtio_net_bad_features function in hw/virtio-net.c in the virtio-net driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26, when used on a guest OS in conjunction with qemu-kvm 0.11.0 or KVM 83, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash, and an associated qemu-kvm process exit) by sending a large amount of network traffic to a TCP port on the guest OS, related to a virtio-net whitelist that includes an improper implementation of TCP Segment Offloading (TSO).
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
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- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
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- 2.6.12.3
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- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
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- 2.6.13.3
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- 2.6.13.5
- 2.6.14
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- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15.1
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- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16.1
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- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18.1
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Running on/with
- 83
- 0.11.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm-0:83-164.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0271
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for RHEL-5
rhev-hypervisor-0:5.5-2.2.4.2.el5rhev
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0476
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm-0:83-164.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0271 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for RHEL-5 | rhev-hypervisor-0:5.5-2.2.4.2.el5rhev | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0476 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.52% (0.03518) | 88.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.52% (0.03518) | 87.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02110) | 82.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 22.22% (0.22220) | 96.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 22.22% (0.22220) | 95.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 27.70% (0.27698) | 96.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 29.01% (0.29006) | 96.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/qemu-kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=184bd0484533b725194fa517ddc271ffd74da7c9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02480.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-10/msg02495.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/29/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023798 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0271.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0760 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0741 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/458521 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577218 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0741
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11143 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/56479/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0476.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0741
Change history (0)
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