#VU29545 NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2020-15469

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#VU29545 NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2020-15469

Published: July 7, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29545
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15469
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

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 QEMU. A remote attacker can trigger the MemoryRegionOps object to lack read/write callback methods, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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