CVE-2021-4158
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | qemu | Not affected (7.1.0-r4) |
| Stream | qemu | Not affected (8.0.4-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4158
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035002
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/9bd6565ccee68f72d5012e24646e12a1c662827e
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/770
- https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg857944.html