6.5

CVE-2023-3019: Qemu: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest()

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2024:0135UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3019DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3019
Published 24-07-2023Last modified 12-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3019 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Use After Free vulnerability in qemu. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
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 9 · Related 4

Timeline

  1. 24-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.32% 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.

Redhat197 products
  • enterprise_linux8.0 | 9.0
  • hivex< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23
  • hivex-debuginfo< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23
  • hivex-debugsource< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23
  • hivex-devel< 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23
Debian1 product
  • qemu< 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u4 | < 1:8.2.0+ds-1
Qemu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3 | < 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2 | < 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30 | < 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24

4 vendors · 200 products · Showing 200 of 234

References

16 links
Show all 16 references