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Improper Synchronization

CVE-2024-7409

High
7.5/10

Summary

A flaw was found in the QEMU NBD Server. This vulnerability allows a Denial of Service (DoS) attack via improper synchronization during socket closure when a client keeps a socket open as the server is taken offline. This vulnerability affects qemu versions prior to v9.1.0-rc2.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-662 - Improper Synchronization

The software utilizes multiple threads or processes to allow temporary access to a shared resource that can only be exclusive to one process at a time, but it does not properly synchronize these actions, which might cause simultaneous accesses of this resource by multiple threads or processes.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published