CVE-2021-4095 Information

Description

A NULL pointer dereference was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM when dirty ring logging is enabled without an active vCPU context. An unprivileged local attacker on the host may use this flaw to cause a kernel oops condition and thus a denial of service by issuing a KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR ioctl. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2031194 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/17/1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT6573CGKVK3DU2632VVO5BVM4IU7SBV/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIOQN7JJNN6ABIDGRSTVZA65MHRLMH2Q/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5