CVE-2021-3713
QEMU: out-of-bounds write in UAS (USB Attached SCSI) device emulation
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 17, 2021
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the UAS (USB Attached SCSI) device emulation of QEMU. The device uses the guest supplied stream number unchecked, which can lead to out-of-bounds access to the UASDevice->data3 and UASDevice->status3 fields. A malicious guest user could use this flaw to crash QEMU or potentially achieve code execution with the privileges of the QEMU process on the host.
Statement
This flaw does not affect the versions of qemu-kvm as shipped with Red Hat products because the UAS device is not enabled.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write