CVE-2024-3567 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3567: Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum()

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-617
Published April 10, 2024
Last update November 8, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 10, 2024 CVE published
November 8, 2025 Record updated