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Medium ALSA-2023:6980 2 CVEs

Moderate: virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.

Security Fix(es):

* QEMU: hcd-ehci: DMA reentrancy issue leads to use-after-free (CVE-2021-3750)
* QEMU: net: triggerable assertion due to race condition in hot-unplug (CVE-2023-3301)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 151

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 hivex-devel 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 hivex-devel 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-appliance 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-bash-completion 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-devel 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-gfs2 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-gobject 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-gobject-devel 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-inspect-icons 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-java 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-java-devel 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-javadoc 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-man-pages-ja 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-man-pages-uk 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-rescue 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-rsync 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-tools 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-tools-c 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-winsupport 8.9-1.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 libguestfs-xfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi-devel 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi-devel 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi-utils 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libiscsi-utils 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libnbd-bash-completion 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libnbd-devel 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libnbd-devel 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libtpms 0.9.1-2.20211126git1ff6fe1f43.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 libtpms-devel 0.9.1-2.20211126git1ff6fe1f43.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-client 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-config-network 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-interface 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-network 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-secret 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-daemon-kvm 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-dbus 1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-dbus 1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-devel 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-docs 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-libs 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-lock-sanlock 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-nss 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 libvirt-wireshark 8.0.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3662+ef5fc290
AlmaLinux · 8 lua-guestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdfuse 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdfuse 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-bash-completion 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-basic-filters 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-basic-plugins 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-curl-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-devel 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-example-plugins 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-gzip-filter 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-gzip-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-nbd-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-python-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-server 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-ssh-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-tar-filter 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-tar-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-vddk-plugin 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 nbdkit-xz-filter 1.24.0-5.module_el8.8.0+3485+7cffc4a3
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf-devel 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf-devel 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf-libs 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 netcf-libs 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-hivex-devel 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-hivex-devel 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libguestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libguestfs-devel 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libnbd-devel 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 ocaml-libnbd-devel 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 perl-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 perl-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 perl-Sys-Guestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 perl-Sys-Virt 8.0.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 perl-Sys-Virt 8.0.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libguestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libnbd 1.6.0-5.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libvirt 8.0.0-2.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-guest-agent 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-img 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-block-curl 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-block-gluster 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-block-iscsi 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-block-rbd 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-block-ssh 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-common 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-core 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-docs 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-tests 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-ui-opengl 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 qemu-kvm-ui-spice 15:6.2.0-40.module_el8.9.0+3681+41cbbcc0.1.alma.1
AlmaLinux · 8 ruby-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 ruby-hivex 1.3.18-23.module_el8.6.0+3161+a07c0ea5
AlmaLinux · 8 ruby-libguestfs 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 seabios 1.16.0-4.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 seabios-bin 1.16.0-4.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 seavgabios-bin 1.16.0-4.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 sgabios 1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 sgabios-bin 1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 SLOF 20210217-1.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux · 8 supermin 5.2.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 supermin-devel 5.2.1-2.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 swtpm 0.7.0-4.20211109gitb79fd91.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 swtpm-devel 0.7.0-4.20211109gitb79fd91.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 swtpm-libs 0.7.0-4.20211109gitb79fd91.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 swtpm-tools 0.7.0-4.20211109gitb79fd91.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 swtpm-tools-pkcs11 0.7.0-4.20211109gitb79fd91.module_el8.7.0+3346+68867adb
AlmaLinux · 8 virt-dib 1:1.44.0-9.module_el8.7.0+3493+5ed0bd1c.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 virt-v2v 1:1.42.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 virt-v2v-bash-completion 1:1.42.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 virt-v2v-man-pages-ja 1:1.42.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3
AlmaLinux · 8 virt-v2v-man-pages-uk 1:1.42.0-22.module_el8.9.0+3659+9c8643f3

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3750
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3301
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1999073
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2215784
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-6980.html