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TI-2023-02508 Aliases CVE-2023-2680GHSA-69cm-qhp7-ch23

Dma reentrancy issue (incomplete fix for cve-2021-3750)

Priority LOW 35CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This CVE exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3750. More specifically, the qemu-kvm package as released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1 via RHSA-2022:7967 included a version of qemu-kvm that was actually missing the fix for CVE-2021-3750.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00236 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
—qemu——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)——Not affectedCNA
FedoraFedora——Not affectedCNA
FedoraExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux——Not affectedCNA
  • qemu Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Fedora VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux VendorFedora Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:6368 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) qemu-guest-agent-17:8.0.0-16.el9_3, qemu-img-17:8.0.0-16.el9_3, qemu-kvm-17:8.0.0-16.el9_3 +17

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:6368
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2680
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69cm-qhp7-ch23

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10530 Code injection in [UNKNOWN] RichFaces KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23530 Sudo before 1.9.17p1 allows local users to obtain root access because /etc/nsswitch.conf… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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