Race Condition Affecting nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin package, versions <0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NBDKITTMPDISKPLUGIN-5950241
  • published24 Sept 2023
  • disclosed13 Sept 2023

Introduced: 13 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-3301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin to version 0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6980.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin package and not the nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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 Scores

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