{"schema_version": "1.7.0", "id": "RLSA-2023:6980", "modified": "2026-03-18T06:09:29.646864Z", "published": "2026-03-18T06:01:13.733535Z", "upstream": ["CVE-2021-3750", "CVE-2023-3301"], "summary": "Moderate: virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update", "details": "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packages which provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM. The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* QEMU: hcd-ehci: DMA reentrancy issue leads to use-after-free (CVE-2021-3750)\n\n* QEMU: net: triggerable assertion due to race condition in hot-unplug (CVE-2023-3301)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.", "severity": [{"type": "CVSS_V3", "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}], "affected": [{"package": {"ecosystem": "Rocky Linux:8", "name": "hivex", "purl": "pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/hivex?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0"}, "ranges": [{"type": "ECOSYSTEM", "events": [{"introduced": "0"}, {"fixed": "0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.10.0+1590+a67ab969"}], 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