Use After Free Affecting qemu-kvm-core package, versions <17:8.2.0-11.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-QEMUKVMCORE-6812106
  • published8 May 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:9 qemu-kvm-core to version 17:8.2.0-11.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2135.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-core package and not the qemu-kvm-core package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 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.

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