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CVE-2020-15469

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jul 02, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
2.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
2.3 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15469
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

In QEMU 4.2.0, a MemoryRegionOps object may lack read/write callback methods, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
QemuQemu*5.0.1 (including)
QemuUbuntubionic*
QemuUbuntudevel*
QemuUbuntueoan*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
QemuUbuntufocal*
QemuUbuntugroovy*
QemuUbuntuhirsute*
QemuUbuntuimpish*
QemuUbuntujammy*
QemuUbuntukinetic*
QemuUbuntulunar*
QemuUbuntumantic*
QemuUbuntunoble*
QemuUbuntuoracular*
QemuUbuntuplucky*
QemuUbuntuquesting*
QemuUbuntutrusty*
QemuUbuntutrusty/esm*
QemuUbuntuxenial*
Qemu-kvmUbuntuprecise/esm*

Potential Mitigations

References

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