CVE-2021-20196
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Summary
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the floppy disk emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing read/write ioport commands if the selected floppy drive is not initialized with a block device. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | qemu | vulnerable up to (including) qemu 5.2.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476: CWE-476
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1912780
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1912780
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
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