CVE-2023-4135 Out-of-bounds read information disclosure vulnerability

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

A heap out-of-bounds read in QEMU's NVMe device allows a guest to disclose arbitrary host heap memory.

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-2023-4135?

CVE-2023-4135 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A heap out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the virtual nvme device in QEMU. The QEMU process does not validate an offset provided by the guest before computing a host heap pointer, which is used for copying data back to the guest. Arbitrary heap memory relative to an allocated buffer can be disclosed.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4135?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4135?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-4135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-4135, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4135, GHSA-fw85-m9vg-m8jv.

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