CVE details
CVE-2022-36648
The hardware emulation in the of_dpa_cmd_add_l2_flood of rocker device model in QEMU, as used in 7.0.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to crash the host qemu and potentially execute code on the host via execute a malformed program in the guest OS. Note: This has been disputed by multiple third parties as not a valid vulnerability due to the rocker device not falling within the virtualization use case.
Affected ports (2)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulators/qemu-cheri | qemu-cheri | 0.d20260108 | unaddressed | brooks@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/qemu-user-static | qemu-user-static | 3.1.0_16 | unaddressed | emulation@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>qemu-cheri</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>qemu-user-static</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>The hardware emulation in the of_dpa_cmd_add_l2_flood of rocker device
model in QEMU, as used in 7.0.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers
to crash the host qemu and potentially execute code on the host via
execute a malformed program in the guest OS. Note: This has been
disputed by multiple third parties as not a valid vulnerability due to
the rocker device not falling within the virtualization use case.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2022-36648</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36648</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2023-08-22</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>