NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <10:3.1.0-7.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.55% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QEMUKVM-1671489
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed24 May 2019

Introduced: 24 May 2019

CVE-2019-12155  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 qemu-kvm to version 10:3.1.0-7.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1248.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

interface_release_resource in hw/display/qxl.c in QEMU 3.1.x through 4.0.0 has a NULL pointer dereference.

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