Use After Free Affecting qemu-pr-helper package, versions <17:8.2.0-11.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-QEMUPRHELPER-6811285
  • published7 May 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 30 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-3019  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 qemu-pr-helper to version 17:8.2.0-11.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2135.

NVD Description

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

A DMA reentrancy issue leading to a use-after-free error was found in the e1000e NIC emulation code in QEMU. This issue could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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