7.5

CVE-2021-3748: canonical ubuntu_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2021:4112RHSA-2021:5036UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3748
Published 23-03-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-3748 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 13

Timeline

  1. 23-03-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. It could occur when the descriptor's address belongs to the non direct access region, due to num_buffers being set after the virtqueue elem has been unmapped. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash QEMU, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potentially execute code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat194 products
  • enterprise_linux8.0
  • enterprise_linux_advanced_virtualization_eus8.4
  • hivex< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • hivex-debuginfo< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
  • hivex-debugsource< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a | < 0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Qemu1 product
  • qemu≥ 0.10.0, < 6.2.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.39 | < 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.21 | < 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5

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