CVE-2011-2212

Name: CVE-2011-2212
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2012-06-21T15:55:09.693+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.71%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2212 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier allows privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain privileges via a crafted indirect descriptor related to "virtqueue in and out requests.". EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem in qemu-kvm 0.14.0 and earlier allows privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain privileges via a crafted indirect descriptor related to "virtqueue in and out requests."

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.71%

48.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Qemu	Qemu	<= 0.14.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.3	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.4	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.5	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.1.6	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.2.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.3.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.4.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.4.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.4.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.4.3	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.3	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.4	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.5.5	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.6.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.6.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.7.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.7.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.7.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.8.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.8.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.8.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.9.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.9.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.9.1-5	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.3	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.4	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.5	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.10.6	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.11.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.11.0-rc0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.11.0-rc1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.11.0-rc2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.11.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.0	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.2	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.3	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.4	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.12.5	—
Qemu	Qemu	0.13.0	—

Showing 50 of 51 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00007.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0919.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45158Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45170Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45187Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45188Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45301Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45354Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1165-1
http://www.osvdb.org/74751
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713589
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9605323
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00007.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0919.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45158Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45170Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45187Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45188Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45301Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45354Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1165-1
http://www.osvdb.org/74751
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713589
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/9605323
https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2282

Timeline

Published: Jun 21, 2012
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-2212?

How severe is CVE-2011-2212?

Severity scoring for CVE-2011-2212 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2212?

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Source: NVD / NIST