# CVE-2019-5008: hw/sparc64/sun4u.c in QEMU 3.1.50 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-19 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hw/sparc64/sun4u.c in QEMU 3.1.50 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a device driver.

## What to do

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## References

- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=history%3Bf=hw/sparc64/sun4u.c%3Bhb=HEAD
- https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/01/03/CVE-2019-5008/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108024
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3978-1/
- 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

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