# CVE-2019-12155: interface\_release\_resource in hw/display/qxl.c in QEMU 3.1.x through 4.0.0 has a NULL pointer dereference.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

interface_release_resource in hw/display/qxl.c in QEMU 3.1.x through 4.0.0 has a NULL pointer dereference.

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## References

- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-05/msg01321.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/22/1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4454
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/76
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVDHJB2QKXNDU7OFXIHIL5O5VN5QCSZL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BOE3PVFPMWMXV3DGP2R3XIHAF2ZQU3FS/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00008.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2607
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3179
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3345
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3742
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3787
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4191-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4191-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3723
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4344
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3be7eb2f47bf71db5f80fcf8750ea395dd5ffdd2

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