Use After Free Affecting qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect package, versions <17:8.0.0-16.el9_3.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-QEMUKVMDEVICEUSBREDIRECT-6060759
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 7 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-2680  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect to version 17:8.0.0-16.el9_3.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:6368.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect package and not the qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

This CVE exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3750. More specifically, the qemu-kvm package as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 via RHSA-2022:7967 included a version of qemu-kvm that was actually missing the fix for CVE-2021-3750.

CVSS Scores

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