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qemu — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135

A heap out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the virtual nvme device in QEMU. The QEMU process does not validate an offset provided by the guest before computing a host heap pointer, which is used for copying data back to the guest. Arbitrary heap memory relative to an allocated buffer can be disclosed.

Products
qemu
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:8.0.4+dfsg-2
CVEs
CVE-2023-4135
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Aug 2023, 14:15 UTC

A heap out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the virtual nvme device in QEMU. The QEMU process does not validate an offset provided by the guest before computing a host heap pointer, which is used for copying data back to the guest. Arbitrary heap memory relative to an allocated buffer can be disclosed.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135

qemu

Fixed versions: 1:8.0.4+dfsg-2

qemu

Fixed versions: 1:8.0.4+dfsg-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "A heap out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the virtual nvme device in QEMU. The QEMU process does not validate an offset provided by the guest before computing a host heap pointer, which is used for copying data back to the guest. Arbitrary heap memory relative to an allocated buffer can be disclosed.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135",
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:02:32.488494918Z",
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  "published_at": "2023-08-04T14:15:12.173+00:00"
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