6.5

CVE-2021-20196: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:0177-1RHSA-2022:0325UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20196
Published 26-05-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-20196 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6

Timeline

  1. 26-05-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat191 products
  • hivex< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a
  • hivex-debuginfo< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a
  • hivex-debugsource< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a
  • hivex-devel< 0:1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+11609+2eba841a
  • libguestfs< 1:1.44.0-2.module+el8.4.0+10146+75917d2f
Opensuse3 products
  • qemu-linux-user&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 5.2.0-150300.109.2
  • qemu-testsuite&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 5.2.0-150300.109.4
  • qemu&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 5.2.0-150300.109.2
Debian2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4 | < 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.39 | < 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.21 | < 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5
  • xenAll versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • qemu< 6.1.1-r0
Qemu1 product

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References

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