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CVE-2021-3416

MEDIUM
6.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A potential stack overflow via infinite loop issue was found in various NIC emulators of QEMU in versions up to and including 5.2.0. The issue occurs in loopback mode of a NIC wherein reentrant DMA checks get bypassed. A guest user/process may use this flaw to consume CPU cycles or crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:1:5.2+dfsg-9CVE-2021-3416
Fixed in:1:5.2+dfsg-9CVE-2021-3416
Fixed in:1:5.2+dfsg-9CVE-2021-3416
Fixed in:1:5.2+dfsg-9CVE-2021-3416
qemuUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-block-extraUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
qemu-guest-agentUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-keymapsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
qemu-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-systemUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
qemu-system-armUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-system-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-dataUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-guiUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-mipsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-miscUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-ppcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-s390xUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-sparcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-system-x86Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-x86-microvmUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-system-x86-xenUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-userUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-user-binfmtUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-user-staticUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-utilsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days
36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

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