CVE-2023-6693

Updated: 2026-02-27 02:46:52.592091

Description:

A stack based buffer overflow was found in the virtio-net device of QEMU. This issue occurs when flushing TX in the virtio_net_flush_tx function if guest features VIRTIO_NET_F_HASH_REPORT, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1 and VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF are enabled. This could allow a malicious user to overwrite local variables allocated on the stack. Specifically, the `out_sg` variable could be used to read a part of process memory and send it to the wire, causing an information leak.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.3

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU qemu-kvm 7.2.0 5.3 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-10-11 00:20:43 This issue is only reachable when the virtio-net device and guest explicitly negotiate three feature...
AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU hivex 1.3.21 5.3 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-10 14:15:10 This issue is only reachable when the virtio-net device and guest explicitly negotiate three feature...
AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU libvirt 9.0.0 5.3 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-10 14:23:32 This issue is only reachable when the virtio-net device and guest explicitly negotiate three feature...
CentOS 8.4 ELS hivex 1.3.18-21 5.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-03-25 03:21:28
CentOS 8.4 ELS libvirt 6.0.0-35.1 5.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-02-20 06:38:02
CentOS 8.5 ELS libvirt 6.0.0-37 5.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-02-20 06:38:03
CentOS 8.5 ELS hivex 1.3.18-21 5.3 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-03-25 03:21:28