# CVE-2024-31420: GO-2024-2688 - KubeVirt NULL pointer dereference flaw in kubevirt.io/kubevirt

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-31420-kubevirt-null-pointer-dereference-flaw  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-31420 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-05

KubeVirt NULL pointer dereference flaw in kubevirt.io/kubevirt

Technologies: [kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kubevirt-io-kubevirt). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-31420 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-31420 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-31420?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 5 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-31420?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-31420?** Check whether you run kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- kubevirt.io/kubevirt (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-31420
- GHSA-vjhf-6xfr-5p9g
- GO-2024-2688

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