CVE-2021-20203

qemu: Failed malloc in vmxnet3_activate_device() in hw/net/vmxnet3.c

Published Feb 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2623-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3099-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7647 An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5307-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8412-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:30 PM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 25, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:33 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 30, 2021, 12:00 AM