MEDIUM · 5.7

CVE-2021-3409

The patch for CVE-2020-17380/CVE-2020-25085 was found to be ineffective, thus making QEMU vulnerable to the out-of-bounds read/write access issues previously found in the SDHCI controller emulation co...

Vulnerability Description

The patch for CVE-2020-17380/CVE-2020-25085 was found to be ineffective, thus making QEMU vulnerable to the out-of-bounds read/write access issues previously found in the SDHCI controller emulation code. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution. QEMU up to (including) 5.2.0 is affected by this.

CVSS Score

5.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu<= 5.2.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux7.0
FedoraprojectFedora33
DebianDebian Linux9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-3409?

CVE-2021-3409 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.7 (MEDIUM). The patch for CVE-2020-17380/CVE-2020-25085 was found to be ineffective, thus making QEMU vulnerable to the out-of-bounds read/write access issues previously found in the SDHCI controller emulation co...

How severe is CVE-2021-3409?

CVE-2021-3409 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-3409?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.