SB2024012360 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel modules
Published: January 23, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024012360
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3019)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the e1000e_write_packet_to_guest() function in the e1000e NIC emulation code in QEMU. A local user can trigger DMA reentrancy and crash the QEMU process on the host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.