CVE-2021-4206

HIGH

QEMU - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-131 CWE-120
Status published

Affected Products (5)

qemu/qemu < 7.0.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Apr 29, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026