QEMU: pvrdma: uar_read leads to NULL dereference
Published Dec 20, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.72%
Description
hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c in QEMU does not implement a read operation (such as uar_read by analogy to uar_write), which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
- 29
- 30
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-ma
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-ma | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03725) | 89.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.72% (0.03725) | 88.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 80.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02977) | 77.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 82.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00910) | 82.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00877) | 82.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01260) | 84.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 83.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01011) | 81.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 83.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01381) | 84.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 35.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 34.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 74.37th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/18/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106276 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20191 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660314 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CGCFIFSIWUREEQQOZDZFBYKWZHXCWBZN/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJMTVGDLA654HNCDGLCUEIP36SNJEKK7/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg03066.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20191
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20191
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/18/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106276 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20191 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660314 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CGCFIFSIWUREEQQOZDZFBYKWZHXCWBZN/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJMTVGDLA654HNCDGLCUEIP36SNJEKK7/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg03066.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20191 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20191 |
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