CVE-2021-3392 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-3392: A use-after-free flaw was found in the MegaRAID emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing SCSI I/O requests in the case of an error mptsas_free_request() that does not dequeue the request object 'req' from a pending requests queue. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEM

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-3392 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:5.2+dfsg-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:5.2+dfsg-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:5.2+dfsg-10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

qemu→ fixed in6.0.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade qemu
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

qemu→ fixed in6.0.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade qemu
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

qemu→ fixed in6.0.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade qemu
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

qemu→ fixed in6.0.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade qemu
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

qemu→ fixed in6.0.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade qemu
```

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