CVE-2021-32845 is a vulnerability in HyperKit versions 0.20210107 and prior, a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities, specifically affecting the mobyproject hyperkit. The issue stems from a missing return value check in the qnotify implementation, leading to the use of uninitialized memory. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and can result in a guest crashing the host (Denial of Service) or, in some cases, memory corruption. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.20210107CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mobyproject:hyperkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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