vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5307-1 (CVE-2021-4158): QEMU vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 24, 2022 | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 24, 2022
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-systemubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-armubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-mipsubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-miscubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-ppcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-s390xubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-sparcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86-microvmubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86-xen
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