CVE-2023-0330 Qemu: lsi53c895a: dma reentrancy issue leads to stack overflow

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A DMA-MMIO reentrancy flaw in QEMU's lsi53c895a device allows attackers to trigger stack overflows or use-after-free errors, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-0330?

CVE-2023-0330 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the lsi53c895a device affects the latest version of qemu. A DMA-MMIO reentrancy problem may lead to memory corruption bugs like stack overflow or use-after-free.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0330?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0330?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-0330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-60121, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0330, GHSA-fj3c-gq42-693w, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0330.

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