NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu package, versions <7.0.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-QEMU-8488709
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed24 Aug 2022

Introduced: 24 Aug 2022

CVE-2021-4158  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 qemu to version 7.0.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the ACPI code of QEMU. A malicious, privileged user within the guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

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