An off-by-one error was found in the SCSI device emulation in QEMU. It could occur while processing MODE SELECT commands in mode_sense_page() if the 'page' argument was set to MODE_PAGE_ALLS (0x3f). A malicious guest could use this flaw to potentially crash QEMU, resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVE-2021-3930
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-02-19. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 34(Track)EG Risk 34/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 26%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 18, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020588
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0007/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020588
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0007/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3930(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2022:0081Red Hat Product SecurityLow
Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:av and virt-devel:av security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:5238Red Hat Product SecurityLow
Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security update
- RHSA-2021:5065Red Hat Product SecurityLow
Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:av and virt-devel:av security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-system-x86-xen (1:6.0+dfsg-2expubuntu1.2) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | qemu-system-x86-xen (1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.6) @ jammy | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | virt-devel:av-8050020211203164130.c5368500 | 2022-01-11 | redhat |
| redhat | virt:rhel-8050020211203195115.c5368500 | 2021-12-21 | redhat |
| redhat | virt-devel:av-8040020211126213321.522a0ee4 | 2021-12-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | 1:3.1+dfsg-8 ... 1:3.1+dfsg-8~deb10u1 (9 versions) | 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u9 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | 1:5.2+dfsg-11, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u1, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:6.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:6.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:6.2+dfsg-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-6 ... 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u9 (17 versions) | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u17 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-39302023-03-10
An off-by-one error was found in the SCSI device emulation in QEMU. It could occur while processing MODE SELECT commands in mode_sense_page() if the 'page' argument was set to MODE_PAGE_ALLS (0x3f). A malicious guest could use this flaw to potentially crash QEMU resulting in a denial of service condition.
- UbuntuUSN-5307-1LOW
QEMU vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5772-1LOW
QEMU vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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