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CVE-2021-3392

3.2 · LOW

A use-after-free flaw was found in the MegaRAID emulator of QEMU.

Published Mar 23, 2021CWE-416EPSS 0.45%

Overview

CVE-2021-3392 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 23, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the MegaRAID emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing SCSI I/O requests in the case of an error mptsas_free_request() that does not dequeue the request object 'req' from a pending requests queue. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. Versions between 2.10.0 and 5.2.0 are potentially affected.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3392?

CVE-2021-3392 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 23, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2021-3392?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-3392?

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.

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