Use After Free Affecting qemu-kvm-common package, versions <15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90121+4bf332e1.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-QEMUKVMCOMMON-6156448
  • published14 Jan 2024
  • disclosed24 Jul 2023

Introduced: 24 Jul 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 qemu-kvm-common to version 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90121+4bf332e1.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-0135.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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