#VU72308 Use-after-free in QEMU - CVE-2022-1050

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72308

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1050

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device. A specially crafted driver on a malicious guest can execute HW commands when shared buffers are not yet allocated, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QEMU: All versions

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2069625

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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