Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.44% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: qemu (Debian:13) 1:8.2.3+ds-1; qemu (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.2.2-2.1; qemu-guest-agent (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream) 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to qemu (Debian:13) 1:8.2.3+ds-1; qemu (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.2.2-2.1; qemu-guest-agent (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream) 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A flaw was found in QEMU. An assertion failure was present in the update_sctp_checksum() function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c when trying to calculate the checksum of a short-sized fragmented packet. This flaw allows a malicious guest to crash QEMU and cause a denial of service condition.
- Published
- Apr 10, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 37th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-617
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · redhat
- 5.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qemu qemu8.1.0 and later · before 8.2.3
- qemu qemu9.0.0
- redhat enterprise linux9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/ net
- 8.2.92affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- all versionsunknown
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
- all versionsunknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 and laternot affected · rpm
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | qemu | before 1:8.2.3+ds-1 | 1:8.2.3+ds-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | qemu | before 8.2.2-2.1 | 8.2.2-2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-guest-agent | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-img | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-img-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-audio-dbus-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-audio-pa | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-audio-pa-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-blkio | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-blkio-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-curl | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-curl-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-rbd | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-block-rbd-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-common | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-common-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-core | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-core-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-debuginfo | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-debugsource | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-ccw | before 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 |
+23
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-26328Feb 19, 2024 · An issue was discovered in QEMU 7.1.0 through 8.2.1.24Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-24474Feb 20, 2024 · QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI command when an expected non-DMA transfer length is less35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-6505Jul 5, 2024 · Qemu-kvm: virtio-net: queue index out-of-bounds access in software rss27Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:qemu | 1:8.2.3+ds-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:qemu | 8.2.2-2.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-guest-agent | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-img | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-img-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-audio-dbus-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-audio-pa | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-audio-pa-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-block-blkio | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-block-blkio-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-block-curl | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:qemu-kvm-block-curl-debuginfo | 17:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:qemu-kvm | 7:9.0.0-10.el9_5.3 · Rocky Linux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:qemu | 8.2.5-1.1 · SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-8354162 days apartQemu-kvm: usb: assertion failure in usb_ep_get()22Monitor
- CVE-2023-3301210 days apartTriggerable assertion due to race condition in hot-unplug22Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-617 · Reachable AssertionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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