CVE-2022-35414 Null dereference in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An uninitialized read in QEMU's physical memory handling can cause a crash, leading to denial of service in non-virtualization use cases.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-35414?

CVE-2022-35414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

softmmu/physmem.c in QEMU through 7.0.0 can perform an uninitialized read on the translate_fail path, leading to an io_readx or io_writex crash. NOTE: a third party states that the Non-virtualization Use Case in the qemu.org reference applies here, i.e., "Bugs affecting the non-virtualization use case are not considered security bugs at this time.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35414?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35414?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-35414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-10110, AZL-35161, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35414, GHSA-78j4-r4gh-xcm9, OESA-2022-1791.

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