Double Free Affecting virt:rhel/sgabios package, versions <1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-VIRT-8091302
  • published25 Sept 2024
  • disclosed24 Sept 2024

Introduced: 24 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-3446  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 virt:rhel/sgabios to version 1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:6964.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/sgabios package and not the virt:rhel/sgabios package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double free vulnerability was found in QEMU virtio devices (virtio-gpu, virtio-serial-bus, virtio-crypto), where the mem_reentrancy_guard flag insufficiently protects against DMA reentrancy issues. This issue could allow a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service or allow arbitrary code execution within the context of the QEMU process on the host.

CVSS Base Scores

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