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CVE-2014-3471 json

Use-after-free vulnerability in hw/pci/pcie.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU i…

published 2018-01-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-3483

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in hw/pci/pcie.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) via hotplug and hotunplug operations of Virtio block devices.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3471

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3471

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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-2014-3471 updated cvss 5.7

Qemu: hw: pci: use after free triggered via guest

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-kvm-rhev
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kvm-tools, qemu-guest-agent, qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, libcacard, qemu-kvm-tools, libcacard-tools, qemu-kvm-common, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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