CVE-2019-12929
Publication date 24 June 2019
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to achieve code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure by sending a crafted QMP command to the listening server. Note: This has been disputed as a non-issue since QEMU's -qmp interface is meant to be used by trusted users. If one is able to access this interface via a tcp socket open to the internet, then it is an insecure configuration issue
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
| qemu-kvm | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
marking as ignored as this is working as designed and should not be used by non-trusted users
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |