Use-after-free in QEMU - CVE-2021-3748
Published: December 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58813
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3748
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote guest to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when in the virtio-net device of QEMU. A malicious guest can trigger the use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the host system with QEMU privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3748
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.