NULL pointer dereference in libvirt (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-3840
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 libvirt (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU18154

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3840

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in libvirt in the way it processes interface information through the QEMU agent. An attacker in a guest VM can use this flaw to crash libvirtd and cause a denial of service (DoS).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libvirt (Alpine package): 1.1.4-r0 - 4.10.0-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9da537d1b323376225597712b61c1f965a531c2d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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