Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the floppy disk emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing read/write ioport commands if the selected floppy drive is not initialized with a block device. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2970-1 | qemu security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3099-1 | qemu security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-7642 | A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the floppy disk emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing read/write ioport commands if the selected floppy drive is not initialized with a block device. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5307-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T17:30:07.781Z
Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-20196
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-05-26T22:15:07.907
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:06.653
Link: CVE-2021-20196
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN