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CVE-2023-50711

MEDIUM
5.7
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

vmm-sys-util is a collection of modules that provides helpers and utilities used by multiple rust-vmm components. Starting in version 0.5.0 and prior to version 0.12.0, an issue in the `FamStructWrapper::deserialize` implementation provided by the crate for `vmm_sys_util::fam::FamStructWrapper` can lead to out of bounds memory accesses. The deserialization does not check that the length stored in the header matches the flexible array length. Mismatch in the lengths might allow out of bounds memory access through Rust-safe methods. The issue was corrected in version 0.12.0 by inserting a check that verifies the lengths of compared flexible arrays are equal for any deserialized header and aborting deserialization otherwise. Moreover, the API was changed so that header length can only be modified through Rust-unsafe code. This ensures that users cannot trigger out-of-bounds memory access from Rust-safe code.

How to fix

Remediation Available
rust-vmm-sys-utilDebian
Fixed in:0.12.1-1CVE-2023-50711
Fixed in:0.12.1-1CVE-2023-50711

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 RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

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