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
2.82% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QEMUKVM-1671506
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 Apr 2019

Introduced: 19 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-5008  (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.

hw/sparc64/sun4u.c in QEMU 3.1.50 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a device driver.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1