CVE-2023-6693
Published: 2 January 2024
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 allow a malicious user to overwrite local variables allocated on the stack. Specifically, the `out_sg` variable could be used to read a part of process memory and send it to the wire, causing an information leak.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | introduced in v5.1.0-rc0 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| jammy |
Needed
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| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred [2024-01-12])
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| mantic |
Needed
|
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| noble |
Not vulnerable
(1:8.2.1+ds-1ubuntu1)
|
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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Patches: upstream: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/2220e8189fb94068dbad333228659fbac819abb0 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.3 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |