NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu package, versions <1:3.1+dfsg-8~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.69% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-QEMU-344202
  • published19 Apr 2019
  • 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 Debian:10 qemu to version 1:3.1+dfsg-8~deb10u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 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 Scores

version 3.1