Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a denial-of-service flaw in QEMU when the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter is enabled. A privileged user inside a guest VM could crash that VM's QEMU process, disrupting the guest workload but not proving host takeover from the supplied sources. Most relevant to virtualization hosts running QEMU with VMXNET3 NIC emulation for guests. Exposure is lower where guests do not use VMXNET3 or where untrusted users lack privileged guest access. Prioritize patching shared or multi-tenant virtualization platforms. Business risk is workload outage from a guest-triggered QEMU crash, not confirmed data theft or host compromise from the supplied evidence. Mitigation focus: Apply QEMU security updates from your OS or virtualization vendor.; Review Debian DSA-3471 and Gentoo GLSA-201602-01 where applicable.; Avoid VMXNET3 emulated NICs for untrusted guests until patched..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270876CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201602-01CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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