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title: "CVE-2019-12155\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12155?format=md
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# CVE-2019-12155

Publication date 24 May 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12155?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

interface\_release\_resource in hw/display/qxl.c in QEMU 3.1.x through 4.0.0
has a NULL pointer dereference.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

Sergej Schumilo, Cornelius Aschermann and Simon Wörner discovered
that the qxl paravirtual graphics driver implementation in QEMU
contained a null pointer dereference. A local attacker in a guest
could use this to cause a denial of service.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 1:4.2-1ubuntu1 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 1:4.2-1ubuntu1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:4.2-1ubuntu1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu9.1 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 1:3.1+dfsg-2ubuntu3.6 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.20 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.42 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47  Ubuntu Pro |
| qemu-kvm | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12155?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu | * Upstream:   <https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d52680fc932efb8a2f334cc6993e705ed1e31e99> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12155)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12155)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-12155)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12155)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4191-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4191-2)
+ QEMU vulnerabilities
+ 14 November 2019

+ [USN-4191-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4191-1)
+ QEMU vulnerabilities
+ 14 November 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/22/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12155>