Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in QEMU. The async nature of hot-unplug enables a race scenario where the net device backend is cleared before the virtio-net pci frontend has been unplugged. A malicious guest could use this time window to trigger an assertion and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 8.0.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3301PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215784Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0008/Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3301PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215784Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0008/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-3301?
CVE-2023-3301 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.6 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in QEMU. The async nature of hot-unplug enables a race scenario where the net device backend is cleared before the virtio-net pci frontend has been unplugged. A malicious guest could ...
How severe is CVE-2023-3301?
CVE-2023-3301 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-3301?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Redhat Enterprise Linux.