HyperKit up to 0.20210107 vi_pci_write null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HyperKit up to 0.20210107. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function vi_pci_write. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-32844. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HyperKit up to 0.20210107. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vi_pci_write. 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:

HyperKit is a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in an application. In versions 0.20210107 and prior of HyperKit, ` vi_pci_write` has is a call to `vc_cfgwrite` that does not check for null which when called makes the host crash. This issue may lead to a guest crashing the host causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in commit 451558fe8aaa8b24e02e34106e3bb9fe41d7ad13.

The weakness was released 02/18/2023 as GHSL-2021-054. The advisory is shared for download at securitylab.github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-32844 since 05/12/2021. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 451558fe8aaa8b24e02e34106e3bb9fe41d7ad13 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: 451558fe8aaa8b24e02e34106e3bb9fe41d7ad13

Timelineinfo

05/12/2021 🔍
02/18/2023 +647 days 🔍
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03/18/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSL-2021-054
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-32844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221416

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2023 08:06
Updated: 03/18/2023 16:19
Changes: 02/18/2023 08:06 (51), 03/18/2023 16:19 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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