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TI-2011-02956 Aliases CVE-2011-3346GHSA-q6jm-gv84-4cp6

Buffer overflow in hw/scsi-disk.c in the SCSI subsystem in QEMU before 0.15.2, as used by…

Priority LOW 19CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in hw/scsi-disk.c in the SCSI subsystem in QEMU before 0.15.2, as used by Xen, might allow local guest users with permission to access the CD-ROM to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via a crafted SAI READ CAPACITY SCSI command. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when root has manually modified certain permissions or ACLs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00487 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.15.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15.0 rc1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.15.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15.0 rc2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.15.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.15.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1401 Released 2011-10-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    xen security and bug fix update
    • RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2.i386, xen-devel-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2 +1
    • RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2.i386, xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2, xen-libs-3.0.3-132.el5_7.2.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1401
RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1401
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3346
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6jm-gv84-4cp6

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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