Summary
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines that use KVM.
Security Fix(es):
* QEMU: virtio-net: stack buffer overflow in virtio_net_flush_tx() (CVE-2023-6693)
* qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() (CVE-2024-3567)
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.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 9 | qemu-kvm | 7:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 5.5
Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum()
A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the update_sctp_checksum() function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c when trying to calculate the checksum of a short-sized fragmented packet. This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash QEMU and cause a den…
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Medium 4.9
Qemu: virtio-net: stack buffer overflow in virtio_net_flush_tx()
A stack based buffer overflow was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. This issue occurs when flushing TX in the virtio_net_flush_tx function if guest features VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 and VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF are enabled. This could …