Use After Free Affecting virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev package, versions <0:8.0.0-19.2.module+el8.8.0+18944+7f5acf75


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-6214549
  • published31 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 RHEL:8 virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev to version 0:8.0.0-19.2.module+el8.8.0+18944+7f5acf75 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0569.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev package and not the virt:rhel/libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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 Scores

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