CVE-2021-3546
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 8.2
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU in versions up to and including 6.0. The flaw occurs while processing the 'VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_GET_CAPSET' command from the guest. It could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potential code execution with the privileges of the QEMU process.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-3546
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-06-02T14:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-10-25T20:27:43
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.2
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.5
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/31/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1958978 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0008/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4980 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3546 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3546 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:48:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 03:25:48 | 2021-06-02T14:15Z | 2021-06-02T14:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 03:25:48 | 2022-10-25T20:27:43 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 03:25:48 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 03:25:52 | References | updated |