CVE-2021-4158
QEMU: NULL pointer dereference in pci_write() in hw/acpi/pcihp.c
Severity Score
6.0
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the ACPI code of QEMU. A malicious, privileged user within the guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Se ha encontrado un problema de desreferencia de puntero NULL en el código ACPI de QEMU. Un usuario malicioso y con privilegios dentro del huésped podía usar este fallo para bloquear el proceso de QEMU en el host, resultando en una situación de denegación de servicio.
*Credits:
N/A
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SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-12-23 CVE Reserved
- 2022-02-28 CVE Published
- 2024-04-14 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (5)
URL | Tag | Source |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/770 | 2024-08-03 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4158 | 2022-11-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | >= 6.0.0 < 7.0.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 7.0.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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