CVE-2018-20125
hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c in QEMU allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or excessive memory allocation) in create_cq_ring or create_qp_rings.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c in QEMU allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or excessive memory allocation) in create_cq_ring or create_qp_rings.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.68% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/19/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg02823.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/19/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106298Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg02823.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.