CVE-2023-30612

Malicious HTTP requests could close arbitrary opening file descriptors in cloud-hypervisor

MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: April 19, 2023 at 05:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCloud Hypervisor

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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Cloud hypervisor is a Virtual Machine Monitor for Cloud workloads. This vulnerability allows users to close arbitrary open file descriptors in the Cloud Hypervisor process via sending malicious HTTP request through the HTTP API socket. As a result, the Cloud Hypervisor process can be easily crashed, causing Deny-of-Service (DoS). This can also be a potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability. Users require to have the write access to the API socket file to trigger this vulnerability. Impacted versions of Cloud Hypervisor include upstream main branch, v31.0, and v30.0. The vulnerability was initially detected by our `http_api_fuzzer` via oss-fuzz. This issue has been addressed in versions 30.1 and 31.1. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate this issue by ensuring the write access to the API socket file is granted to trusted users only.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 30.1v < 31.130.031.1
Affected range stops below 30.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 31.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306CWE-416

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