CVE-2021-3594
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CVE-2021-3594 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the udp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'udphdr' structure. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the udp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'udphdr' structure. This issue may lead to out-of-bounds read access or indirect host memory disclosure to the guest. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects libslirp versions prior to 4.6.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libslirp Project | Libslirp | < 4.6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970491Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-44Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970491Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-44Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0004/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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