CVE-2023-3019
Public on 2023-07-13
Modified on 2025-10-22
Description
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.
Amazon Linux will not be providing a fix for CVE-2023-3019 at this time after considering the tradeoff between the stability of Amazon Linux and the impact of CVE-2023-3019. We recommend that customers ensure only trusted clients can access privileged QEMU guest agents.
Amazon Linux will not be providing a fix for CVE-2023-3019 at this time after considering the tradeoff between the stability of Amazon Linux and the impact of CVE-2023-3019. We recommend that customers ensure only trusted clients can access privileged QEMU guest agents.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu-kvm | No Fix Planned |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |