CVE-2021-3545

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-3545  

An information disclosure vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU. The flaw exists in virgl_cmd_get_capset_info() in contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c and could occur due to the read of uninitialized memory. A malicious guest could exploit this issue to leak memory from the host.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU. The flaw exists in virgl_cmd_get_capset_info() in contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c and could occur due to the read of uninitialized memory. A malicious guest could exploit this issue to leak memory from the host.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1958955: CVE-2021-3545 QEMU: vhost-user-gpu: information disclosure due to uninitialized memory read
  • CWE-908->CWE-200: Use of Uninitialized Resource leads to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-3545