SB2021112418 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization 8 update for the virt:av module
Published: November 24, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021112418
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3975)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the qemuMonitorUnregister() function in qemuProcessHandleMonitorEOF. An unprivileged client with a read-only connection can trigger the use-after-free error by calling the virConnectGetAllDomainStats API and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.