Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2021-4158

Disclosure Date: August 24, 2022
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.0 Medium
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
1.5
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • qemu,
  • redhat

Products

  • enterprise linux 9.0,
  • qemu
Technical Analysis