NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ivshmem-tools package, versions <15:4.2.1-9.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-IVSHMEMTOOLS-2599307
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Jul 2020

Introduced: 2 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-15469  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 ivshmem-tools to version 15:4.2.1-9.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9285.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ivshmem-tools package and not the ivshmem-tools package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In QEMU 4.2.0, a MemoryRegionOps object may lack read/write callback methods, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

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