#VU63781 NULL pointer dereference in QEMU - CVE-2021-4158
Published: May 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63781
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4158
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU
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 in the ACPI code of QEMU when handling certain values. A privileged user can crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.