CVE-2021-3929

QEMU: nvme: DMA reentrancy issue leads to use-after-free

Published Aug 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A DMA reentrancy issue was found in the NVM Express Controller (NVME) emulation in QEMU. This CVE is similar to CVE-2021-3750 and, just like it, when the reentrancy write triggers the reset function nvme_ctrl_reset(), data structs will be freed leading to a use-after-free issue. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition or, potentially, executing arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process on the host.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27145 A DMA reentrancy issue was found in the NVM Express Controller (NVME) emulation in QEMU. This CVE is similar to CVE-2021-3750 and, just like it, when the reentrancy write triggers the reset function nvme_ctrl_reset(), data structs will be freed leading to a use-after-free issue. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition or, potentially, executing arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process on the host.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5489-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Feb 28, 2025, 1:07 PM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 16, 2021, 12:00 AM