Use After Free Affecting qemu-kvm-common package, versions <15:6.2.0-11.module+el8.6.0+14707+5aa4b42d


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUKVMCOMMON-1971471
  • published31 Aug 2021
  • disclosed27 Aug 2021

Introduced: 27 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3748  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-kvm-common to version 15:6.2.0-11.module+el8.6.0+14707+5aa4b42d or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-common package and not the qemu-kvm-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. It could occur when the descriptor's address belongs to the non direct access region, due to num_buffers being set after the virtqueue elem has been unmapped. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash QEMU, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potentially execute code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS Scores

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