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.

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.

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.

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1050?

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

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.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-1050

high

8.8

CWE

416

29/3/2022

17/7/2023

CVE-2022-1050: Use After Free

First published: Tue Mar 29 2022(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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU qemu	<2.20.1
redhat/qemu	<8.0.0	8.0.0

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