QEMU-KVM, as used in the Hypervisor (aka rhev-hypervisor) in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 2.2 and KVM 83, does not properly validate guest QXL driver pointers, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and guest OS crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kvm-qemu-imgUpgrade kvm-toolsUpgrade kmod-kvmUpgrade kvm | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kvm-toolsUpgrade kvm-qemu-imgUpgrade kmod-kvmUpgrade kvm | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 24, 2010 |
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