CVE-2021-3638

QEMU: ati-vga: inconsistent check in ati_2d_blt() may lead to out-of-bounds write

Published Mar 3, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the ATI VGA device emulation of QEMU. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine while handling MMIO write operations when the guest provides invalid values for the destination display parameters. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4980-1 qemu security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6567-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0001}

epss

{'score': 9e-05}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved
Jul 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 3, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 7, 2021, 12:00 AM