Heap buffer overflow in virtio_crypto_sym_op_helper()
CVE-2023-3180

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
qemu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-3180?

A flaw was found in the QEMU virtual crypto device while handling data encryption/decryption requests in virtio_crypto_handle_sym_req. There is no check for the value of src_len and dst_len in virtio_crypto_sym_op_helper, potentially leading to a heap buffer overflow when the two values differ.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3180
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222424
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-3180 : Heap buffer overflow in virtio_crypto_sym_op_helper()