Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2024-3567Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in net. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the update_sctp_checksum() function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c when trying to calculate the checksum of a short-sized fragmented packet. This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash QEMU and cause a denial of service condition.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13qemu1:8.2.3+ds-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3567
Debian:14qemu1:8.2.3+ds-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3567
Rocky Linux:9qemu-kvm7:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3RLSA-2025:4492
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqemu1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.27USN-7744-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqemu1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.10USN-7744-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqemu1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-3567

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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