Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm-tools package, versions <17:7.0.0-13.el9
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- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 15 Nov 2022
Introduced: 15 Nov 2022
CVE-2021-3611 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 qemu-kvm-tools to version 17:7.0.0-13.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:7967.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-tools package and not the qemu-kvm-tools package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A stack overflow vulnerability was found in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects QEMU versions prior to 7.0.0.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-7967.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3611
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7967
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1973784
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/542
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0001/