#VU95530 NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2022-36648

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#VU95530 NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2022-36648

Published: August 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95530
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36648
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within hardware emulation in the of_dpa_cmd_add_l2_flood of rocker device model in QEMU. A local user can crash a host OS.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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