Reachable Assertion Affecting seabios package, versions <0:1.16.0-4.module+el8.9.0+19570+14a90618


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-SEABIOS-6059045
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed19 Jun 2023

Introduced: 19 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-3301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 seabios to version 0:1.16.0-4.module+el8.9.0+19570+14a90618 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in QEMU. The async nature of hot-unplug enables a race scenario where the net device backend is cleared before the virtio-net pci frontend has been unplugged. A malicious guest could use this time window to trigger an assertion and cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1