CVE-2023-3019

A DMA reentrancy issue leading to a use-after-free error was found in the e1000e NIC emulation code in QEMU. This issue could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS v3 6.0 MEDIUM

6.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0135	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0404	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0569	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2135
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3019	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222351	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0135	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0404	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0569	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2135
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3019	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222351	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00042.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0005/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0::::-:::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0::::advanced_virtualization:::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

03 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00042.html -

Information

Published : 2023-07-24 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-3019

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3019

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3019

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

qemu

qemu

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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