SB2022092152 - Fedora 36 update for qemu

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SB2022092152 - Fedora 36 update for qemu

Published: September 21, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022092152
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3929)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the NVM Express Controller emulation in QEMU within the dma_buf_write() and dma_buf_read() function in hw/nvme/ctrl.c:nvme_tx(). A remote privileged user on the guest OS can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References