Division by zero in QEMU - CVE-2023-42467
Published: January 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85828
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42467
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the scsi_disk_reset() function in hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and crash it.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42467
Install update from vendor's website.