Description
HyperKit is a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in an application. In versions 0.20210107 and prior of HyperKit, `virtio.c` has is a call to `vc_cfgread` that does not check for null which when called makes the host crash. This issue may lead to a guest crashing the host causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in commit df0e46c7dbfd81a957d85e449ba41b52f6f7beb4.
Published: 2023-02-17
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-19575 HyperKit is a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities in an application. In versions 0.20210107 and prior of HyperKit, `virtio.c` has is a call to `vc_cfgread` that does not check for null which when called makes the host crash. This issue may lead to a guest crashing the host causing a denial of service. This issue is fixed in commit df0e46c7dbfd81a957d85e449ba41b52f6f7beb4.
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Mobyproject Hyperkit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-10T21:10:07.604Z

Reserved: 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-32843

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-17T23:15:11.803

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:07:51.983

Link: CVE-2021-32843

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