# CVE-2022-3872: An off-by-one read/write issue was found in the SDHCI device of QEMU.

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-07 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- n/a QEMU: Affected: up to latest v7.1.0-rc4

## Description

An off-by-one read/write issue was found in the SDHCI device of QEMU. It occurs when reading/writing the Buffer Data Port Register in sdhci_read_dataport and sdhci_write_dataport, respectively, if data_count == block_size. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a QEMU, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2022-11/msg01068.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221215-0005/

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