Vulnerability in Qemu

CVE-2022-3872

An off-by-one read/write issue was found in the SDHCI device of QEMU. It occurs when reading/writing the Buffer Data Port Register in sdhci_read_dataport and sdhci_write_dataport, respectively, if data_count == block_size. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-3872: held from 0.008 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Qemu — versions 7.1.0
  • Qemu — versions Affected: up to latest v7.1.0-rc4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3872?
CVE-2022-3872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2022-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-3872?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.