# CVE-2014-5388: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local guest users can exploit an off-by-one error in QEMU's ACPI PCI hotplug interface to read sensitive memory or execute code via a crafted device.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5388, GHSA-hxhj-7442-hjrx, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5388

## What is CVE-2014-5388?

CVE-2014-5388 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Off-by-one error in the pci_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information and have other unspecified impact related to a crafted PCI device that triggers memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-193 (Off-by-one Error)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5388?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Qemu Qemu.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5388?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-5388 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5388 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5388 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5388/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5388/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5388
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5388
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5388

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5388/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.