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Qemu: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

A DMA reentrancy issue leading to a use-after-free error was found in the e1000e NIC emulation code in QEMU. This issue could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3019
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 01:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Qemu: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest()

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jul 2023, 15:19 UTC

A DMA reentrancy issue leading to a use-after-free error was found in the e1000e NIC emulation code in QEMU. This issue could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

osv:CVE-2023-3019
Complete source record
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    "title": "Qemu: e1000e: heap use-after-free in e1000e_write_packet_to_guest()",
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-3019",
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      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
        "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00042.html",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0135",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0404",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0569",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2135",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3019",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3019",
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