Vulnerability · Published Jun 15, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-3595

Low 3.8

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in QEMU. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)3.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the tftp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'tftp_t' structure. This issue may lead to out-of-bounds read access or indirect host memory disclosure to the guest. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects libslirp versions prior to 4.6.0.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8hivex1.3.18-21.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8hivex-devel1.3.18-21.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-bash-completion1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-benchmarking1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-devel1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-gfs21:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-gobject1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-gobject-devel1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-inspect-icons1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-java1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-java-devel1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-javadoc1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-man-pages-ja1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-man-pages-uk1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-rescue1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-rsync1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-tools1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-tools-c1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-winsupport8.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-xfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-devel1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-devel1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-utils1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-utils1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libnbd1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libnbd-devel1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-admin6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-bash-completion6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-client6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-config-network6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-interface6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-network6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfilter6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-secret6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logical6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpath6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbd6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-daemon-kvm6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-dbus1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-dbus1.3.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-devel6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-docs6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-libs6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-lock-sanlock6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-nss6.0.0-37.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8lua-guestfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdfuse1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-bash-completion1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-basic-filters1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-basic-plugins1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-curl-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-devel1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-example-plugins1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-gzip-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-python-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-server1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-ssh-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-vddk-plugin1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-xz-filter1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf0.2.8-12.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf-devel0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf-devel0.2.8-12.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf-libs0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8netcf-libs0.2.8-12.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8perl-Sys-Guestfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8perl-Sys-Virt6.0.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8perl-hivex1.3.18-21.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8python3-hivex1.3.18-21.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8python3-libguestfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8python3-libnbd1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8python3-libvirt6.0.0-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8ruby-hivex1.3.18-21.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8ruby-libguestfs1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8seabios1.13.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8seabios-bin1.13.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8seavgabios-bin1.13.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8sgabios1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8sgabios1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8sgabios-bin1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8sgabios-bin1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8supermin5.1.19-10.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8supermin-devel5.1.19-10.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365ALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8virt-dib1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
AlmaLinux:8virt-v2v1:1.40.2-28.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.almaALSA-2021:4191
Alpine:v3.20libslirp4.6.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-3595
Alpine:v3.21libslirp4.6.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-3595
Alpine:v3.22libslirp4.6.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-3595
Alpine:v3.23libslirp4.6.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-3595
Alpine:v3.24libslirp4.6.0-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:12libslirp4.6.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:13libslirp4.6.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:14libslirp4.6.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:12qemu1:4.1-2DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:13qemu1:4.1-2DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Debian:14qemu1:4.1-2DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3595
Rocky Linux:8hivex0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478cRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8hivex0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+642+7e26f5e1RLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libguestfs1:1.40.2-28.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478cRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libguestfs-winsupport0:8.2-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libiscsi0:1.18.0-8.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libiscsi0:1.18.0-8.module+el8.6.0+847+b490afddRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libiscsi0:1.18.0-8.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61RLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libnbd0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libvirt0:6.0.0-37.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478cRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libvirt-dbus0:1.3.0-2.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libvirt-dbus0:1.3.0-2.module+el8.6.0+847+b490afddRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libvirt-dbus0:1.3.0-2.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61RLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8libvirt-python0:6.0.0-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8nbdkit0:1.16.2-4.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8netcf0:0.2.8-12.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61RLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8netcf0:0.2.8-12.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8netcf0:0.2.8-12.module+el8.6.0+847+b490afddRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8perl-Sys-Virt0:6.0.0-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8qemu-kvm5:4.2.0-59.module+el8.5.0+670+c4aa478cRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8seabios0:1.13.0-2.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8sgabios1:0.20170427git-3.module+el8.6.0+847+b490afddRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8sgabios1:0.20170427git-3.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8sgabios1:0.20170427git-3.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61RLSA-2021:4191
Rocky Linux:8supermin0:5.1.19-10.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14eRLSA-2021:4191
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibslirp4.6.1-1UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3595

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a QEMU libslirp 4.6.0

Weakness: CWE-824

References