QEMU 6.0 MSI-X MMIO hw/pci/msix.c write null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability has been found in QEMU 6.0 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function write
of the file hw/pci/msix.c of the component MSI-X MMIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
The MSI-X MMIO support in hw/pci/msix.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to define the .write method.
The bug was discovered 12/14/2015. The weakness was released 10/30/2017 by Qinghao Tang with 360 Marvel Team (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7549 since 09/29/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88630 (Debian DSA-3471-1 : qemu - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168804 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for xen (SUSE-SU-2016:1318-1)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.qemu.org. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88630). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 13272, 13273, 13275 and 74129.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 88630
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3471-1 : qemu - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703471
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3471-1 (qemu - security update)
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Patch: git.qemu.org
Timeline
09/29/2015 🔍10/24/2015 🔍
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Sources
Product: qemu.orgAdvisory: FEDORA-2016-e9bba2bb01
Researcher: Qinghao Tang
Organization: 360 Marvel Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7549 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 80761 - QEMU 'hw/pci/msix.c' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2017 07:53Updated: 01/05/2023 13:09
Changes: 10/31/2017 07:53 (81), 12/02/2019 08:43 (2), 01/05/2023 13:09 (4)
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