Double Free in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2024-3446
A double free vulnerability was found in QEMU virtio devices (virtio-gpu, virtio-serial-bus, virtio-crypto), where the mem_reentrancy_guard flag insufficiently protects against DMA reentrancy issues. This issue could allow a malicious priv…
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 8100020240905091210.489197e6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-3446?
- CVE-2024-3446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-3446?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-3446 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.