CVE-2021-3546

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU in versions up to and including 6.0. The flaw occurs while processing the 'VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_GET_CAPSET' command from the guest. It could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potential code execution with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 2, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Sep 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: redhat.
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4980-1] qemu security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4980
generic

NetApp Product Security

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0008/
generic

QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-27) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
redhat

1958978 – (CVE-2021-3546) CVE-2021-3546 QEMU: vhost-user-gpu: out-of-bounds write in virgl_cmd_get_capset()

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8, as Virgl was not enabled in these versions. Support for Virgl was enabled as technical pr

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1958978
generic

oss-security - QEMU: security issues in vhost-user-gpu

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/31/1

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu1:5.2+dfsg-111:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:6.1+dfsg-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:6.1+dfsg-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:6.1+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-3546?
CVE-2021-3546 is a high vulnerability published on June 2, 2021. An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU in versions up to and including 6.0. The flaw occurs while processing the 'VIRTIOGPUCMDGETCAPSET' command from the guest. It could allow a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on…
When was CVE-2021-3546 disclosed?
CVE-2021-3546 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 2, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-3546 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-3546 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-3546?
CVE-2021-3546 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-3546?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-3546, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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