Use After Free Affecting libguestfs-xfs package, versions <1:1.44.0-9.module+el8.10.0+1590+a67ab969.rocky


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-LIBGUESTFSXFS-10067084
  • published8 May 2025
  • 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 Rocky-Linux:8 libguestfs-xfs to version 1:1.44.0-9.module+el8.10.0+1590+a67ab969.rocky or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:0135.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libguestfs-xfs package and not the libguestfs-xfs package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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