NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2019-5008
Published: September 2, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20500
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5008
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in "hw/sparc64/sun4u.c". A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a device driver.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5008
Install update from vendor's website.