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CVE-2021-20196

Published: 2021-05-26T22:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the floppy disk emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing read/write ioport commands if the selected floppy drive is not initialized with a block device. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt