CVE-2021-3607

Medium

Description

An integer overflow was found in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device in versions prior to 6.1.0. The issue occurs while handling a "PVRDMA_REG_DSRHIGH" write from the guest due to improper input validation. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to make QEMU allocate a large amount of memory, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductQemu
PublishedFeb 24, 2022
First seenFeb 24, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • qemu qemu6.1.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qemu qemuv < 6.1.06.1.0
debian debian_linux10.0—
fedoraproject fedora34—

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CVE-2021-3607 · Qemu · Dark Radar