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CVE-2021-3930

6.5 · MEDIUM

An off-by-one error was found in the SCSI device emulation in QEMU.

Published Feb 18, 2022CWE-193EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2021-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

An off-by-one error was found in the SCSI device emulation in QEMU. It could occur while processing MODE SELECT commands in mode_sense_page() if the 'page' argument was set to MODE_PAGE_ALLS (0x3f). A malicious guest could use this flaw to potentially crash QEMU, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020588Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0007/Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020588Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0007/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3930?

CVE-2021-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 18, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-3930?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-3930?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-3930?

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