Vulnerability identifier: #VU69352

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3611

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A remote user of the guest OS trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the QEMU process on the host.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QEMU: 6.0.0 - 6.2.0 rc2

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1973784
http://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/542
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220624-0001/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.