CVE-2023-3301
5.6
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.1 / Impact: 4.0
Source: NVD
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.
Affected (3)
Products: Qemu: Qemu · Redhat: Enterprise Linux
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 8.0 |
Related CWEs
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CWE-617
Reachable Assertion
The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
References (6)
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
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Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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Third Party Advisory
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PatchThird Party Advisory
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Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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Third Party Advisory
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