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CVE-2021-4206

Vendordebian, redhat, qemuProductdebian linux, enterprise linux, qemuDiscoveredApr 29, 2022UpdatedMar 21, 2025

A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.

CVSS v3.1
8.2 HIGH
EPSS
0.83%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
1
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
ScopeCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
5 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 29, 2022
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 21, 2025
Jun 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8412-1: QEMU vulnerabilities