CVE-2022-1050: Use After Free

Published Mar 29, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device. This flaw allows a crafted guest driver to execute HW commands when shared buffers are not yet allocated, potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

Other sources

Guest driver might execute HW commands when shared buffers are not yet allocated, potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

Upstream patch: https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2022-04/msg00273.html

Red Hat

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/qemu<8.0.0
8.0.0
Qemu Qemu<2.20.1

Event History

Mar 29, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-1050?

CVE-2022-1050 is a vulnerability found in the QEMU implementation of VMWare's paravirtual RDMA device, which allows a crafted guest driver to execute HW commands when shared buffers are not yet allocated, potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

2

How does CVE-2022-1050 impact QEMU?

CVE-2022-1050 can allow a malicious guest driver to execute HW commands in QEMU, potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2022-1050?

QEMU versions up to and including 2.20.1, as well as Red Hat QEMU version 8.0.0, are affected by CVE-2022-1050.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1050?

CVE-2022-1050 has a severity rating of 8.8, which is considered high.

5

How can I mitigate the risk of CVE-2022-1050?

To mitigate the risk of CVE-2022-1050, it is recommended to update QEMU to a version that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

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