Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-7409) exists in the QEMU NBD server component used by qemu-kvm, caused by improper synchronization during socket closure. This affects the user-space component of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update to address this issue.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-7409 in qemu-kvm involves improper synchronization in the QEMU Network Block Device (NBD) server during socket closure, which can lead to a denial of service condition. This affects the user-space component of KVM virtualization on various architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has released an update to fix this issue as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:9912.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause a denial of service in the QEMU NBD server, potentially disrupting virtual machine operations that rely on this component. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for qemu-kvm in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to address CVE-2024-7409. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9912 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate this vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update
Description
A denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-7409) exists in the QEMU NBD server component used by qemu-kvm, caused by improper synchronization during socket closure. This affects the user-space component of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-7409 in qemu-kvm involves improper synchronization in the QEMU Network Block Device (NBD) server during socket closure, which can lead to a denial of service condition. This affects the user-space component of KVM virtualization on various architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has released an update to fix this issue as detailed in advisory RHSA-2024:9912.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause a denial of service in the QEMU NBD server, potentially disrupting virtual machine operations that rely on this component. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for qemu-kvm in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to address CVE-2024-7409. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9912 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9912
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cbb27e9c79719abefcf
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:19 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:35:58 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 08:51:20 UTC
Views: 5
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