CVE details
CVE-2021-3582
A flaw was found in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device. The issue occurs while handling a "PVRDMA_CMD_CREATE_MR" command due to improper memory remapping (mremap). This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash the QEMU process on the host. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulators/qemu-cheri | qemu-cheri | 0.d20260108 | unaddressed | brooks@FreeBSD.org |
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<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>qemu-cheri</name>
<range><lt>2.17.2</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>A flaw was found in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual
RDMA device. The issue occurs while handling a "PVRDMA_CMD_CREATE_MR"
command due to improper memory remapping (mremap). This flaw allows a
malicious guest to crash the QEMU process on the host. The highest
threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2021-3582</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3582</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2022-03-25</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>