CVE-2020-16092
QEMU: reachable assertion failure in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment() in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing. This issue affects the e1000e and vmxnet3 network devices. A malicious guest user/process could use this flaw to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c.
En QEMU versiones hasta 5.0.0, puede ocurrir un fallo de aserción en el procesamiento de paquetes de red. Este problema afecta a los dispositivos de red e1000e y vmxnet3. Un usuario y proceso invitado malicioso podría usar este fallo para abortar el proceso QEMU en el host, resultando en una condición de denegación de servicio en la función net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment en el archivo hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
An assertion failure flaw was found in QEMU in the network packet processing component. This issue affects the "e1000e" and "vmxnet3" network devices. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-07-28 CVE Reserved
- 2020-08-11 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-617: Reachable Assertion
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00013.html | Mailing List |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0006 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/10/1 | 2022-09-30 | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-07/msg07563.html | 2022-09-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00024.html | 2022-09-30 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 | 2022-09-30 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1 | 2022-09-30 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4760 | 2022-09-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16092 | 2021-05-18 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1860283 | 2021-05-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | <= 5.0.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 5.0.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 15.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.2" | - |
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