Use After Free Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-QEMU-5775576
  • published14 Jul 2023
  • disclosed24 Jul 2023

Introduced: 14 Jul 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 qemu to version 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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