CVE-2020-10717

QEMU: virtiofsd: guest may open maximum file descriptor to cause DoS

Published May 4, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A potential DoS flaw was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) implementation of the QEMU version >= v5.0. Virtio-fs is meant to share a host file system directory with a guest via virtio-fs device. If the guest opens the maximum number of file descriptors under the shared directory, a denial of service may occur. This flaw allows a guest user/process to cause this denial of service on the host.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-3146 A potential DoS flaw was found in the virtio-fs shared file system daemon (virtiofsd) implementation of the QEMU version >= v5.0. Virtio-fs is meant to share a host file system directory with a guest via virtio-fs device. If the guest opens the maximum number of file descriptors under the shared directory, a denial of service may occur. This flaw allows a guest user/process to cause this denial of service on the host.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 4, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 30, 2020, 12:00 AM