HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2021-3748

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. It could occur when the descriptor's address belongs to the non direct access region, due to num_buffers being set after the ...

Vulnerability Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. It could occur when the descriptor's address belongs to the non direct access region, due to num_buffers being set after the virtqueue elem has been unmapped. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash QEMU, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potentially execute code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu>= 0.10.0, < 6.2.0
DebianDebian Linux9.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux18.04
FedoraprojectFedora34
RedhatEnterprise Linux8.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization Eus8.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-3748?

CVE-2021-3748 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. It could occur when the descriptor's address belongs to the non direct access region, due to num_buffers being set after the ...

How severe is CVE-2021-3748?

CVE-2021-3748 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-3748?

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