# ELSA-2023-6980: Security update for 11 packages

ELSA-2023-6980, released November 18, 2023, fixes 2 CVEs across 11 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6980
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 18, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-3750, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6980.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [ocaml-hivex](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-hivex.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+90075+85334608 |
| [ocaml-hivex-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-hivex-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.3.18-23.module+el8.9.0+90075+85334608 |
| [ocaml-libguestfs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-libguestfs.md) | ol 8 | 1:1.44.0-9.0.2.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8 |
| [ocaml-libguestfs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-libguestfs-devel.md) | ol 8 | 1:1.44.0-9.0.2.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8 |
| [ocaml-libnbd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-libnbd.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8 |
| [ocaml-libnbd-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ocaml-libnbd-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+90052+d3bf71d8 |
| [qemu-kvm-docs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/qemu-kvm-docs.md) | ol 8 | 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90073+85334608.1 |
| [qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir.md) | ol 8 | 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90073+85334608.1 |
| [qemu-kvm-tests](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/qemu-kvm-tests.md) | ol 8 | 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90073+85334608.1 |
| [qemu-kvm-ui-opengl](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/qemu-kvm-ui-opengl.md) | ol 8 | 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90073+85334608.1 |
| [qemu-kvm-ui-spice](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/qemu-kvm-ui-spice.md) | ol 8 | 15:6.2.0-40.module+el8.9.0+90073+85334608.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-3750](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-3750.md) | High | hivex: Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution for Linux on numerous hardware platforms | 8.2 | 0.0051 |  |
| [CVE-2023-3301](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-3301.md) | High | qemu: A flaw was found in QEMU | 7.5 | 0.0026 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo