NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <10:1.5.3-167.el7_7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.55% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-QEMUKVM-2148184
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Apr 2019

Introduced: 25 Apr 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 qemu-kvm to version 10:1.5.3-167.el7_7.1 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 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.