Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in QEMU's host_from_stream_offset Function

CVE-2014-7840 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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