CVE-2024-3567: Red Hat Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum
This Red Hat advisory covers CVE-2024-3567 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and Red Hat package: qemu-kvm.
Key facts
- Vendor rating
- Medium, CVSS 5.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalogue checked )
- Fixed in
- qemu-kvm-17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3, RHSA-2025:4492
- Source published
- Source revised
- Listed by VulniPulse
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Affected products & platforms
Description
A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the update_sctp_checksum() function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c when trying to calculate the checksum of a short-sized fragmented packet.
This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash QEMU and cause a denial of service condition. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-617. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2025:4492.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: qemu-kvm.
Text from the source record.
How to fix CVE-2024-3567
Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:
- qemu-kvm-17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3
- RHSA-2025:4492
Support dates for the fixed release lines
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: support ended
CVE-2024-3567 in other vendors' advisories
- NetApp: NTAP-20240822-0007, medium severity
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