CVE-2021-4206

Public on 2022-04-29
Modified on 2025-10-23
Description
A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core qemu 2025-11-10 ALAS2-2025-3061 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 qemu Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H