CVE-2024-3567

Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum()

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.

Affected

Red Hat · net · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

EPSS

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile

Published

2024-04-10

Updated

2025-11-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2273

Security advisories

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3567
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2274339

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry