CVE-2020-16092

QEMU: reachable assertion failure in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment() in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c

Published Aug 11, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.8 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2373-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4760-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8059 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4467-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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