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high 7.2

CVE-2014-2894 json

Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecifie…

published 2014-04-23 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2917

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2894

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2894

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  • qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 6, openstack 4, openstack 3 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-img-rhev RHEL 6, openstack 4, openstack 3 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-kvm-rhev-tools RHEL 6, openstack 4, openstack 3 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-kvm RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-img RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-kvm-tools RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-guest-agent RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
  • qemu-kvm RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0888RHSA-2014:0744RHSA-2014:0743RHSA-2014:0704RHSA-2014:0674

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2894 updated cvss 4.0

QEMU: out of bounds buffer accesses, guest triggerable via IDE SMART

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) qemu-kvm-rhev
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0704
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0743
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 qemu-img-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 qemu-img-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0888
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0743
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0704
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0743
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0704
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  • Red Hat RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools 0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0744
  • Red Hat RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 rhev-hypervisor6 6.5-20140603.2.el6ev
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0674
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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