CVE-2021-20196

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1912780 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1912780 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00002.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0004/ - Third Party Advisory () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0004/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/1 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/1 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-05-26 22:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:46


NVD link : CVE-2021-20196

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20196

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20196


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Products Affected

qemu

  • qemu

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference