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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

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*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
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-12-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-02-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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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Affected
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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Affected