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.
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-617
Status
published
Products (3)
qemu/qemu
9.0.0 rc0 (3 CPE variants)
qemu/qemu
8.1.0 - 8.2.3
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
Published
Apr 10, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026