Use After Free 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
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-SEABIOS-6153493
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed1 Jun 2023

Introduced: 1 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-3019  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (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 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 Base Scores

version 3.1