NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu package, versions <1:6.0+dfsg-1~ubuntu3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-QEMU-6715135
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • 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 Ubuntu:24.04 qemu to version 1:6.0+dfsg-1~ubuntu3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 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 Scores

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