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


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.55% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUKVMCOMMON-2541802
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 qemu-kvm-common to version 10:1.5.3-167.el7_7.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2607.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-common package and not the qemu-kvm-common package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.

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