NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.55% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-QEMUKVM-1521401
  • 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 RHEL:6 qemu-kvm to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2892.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 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.