CVE-2019-15890 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in the libslirp library used by QEMU allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-15890?
CVE-2019-15890 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 6 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libslirp 4.0.0, as used in QEMU 4.1.0, has a use-after-free in ip_reass in ip_input.c.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15890?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libslirp Project Libslirp, Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15890?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-15890 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15890 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15890, GHSA-2237-w692-94pv, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15890.