CVE-2020-25723

QEMU: assertion failure through usb_packet_unmap() in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c

Published Dec 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A reachable assertion issue was found in the USB EHCI emulation code of QEMU. It could occur while processing USB requests due to missing handling of DMA memory map failure. A malicious privileged user within the guest may abuse this flaw to send bogus USB requests and crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2469-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3099-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18377 A reachable assertion issue was found in the USB EHCI emulation code of QEMU. It could occur while processing USB requests due to missing handling of DMA memory map failure. A malicious privileged user within the guest may abuse this flaw to send bogus USB requests and crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4650-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8412-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:40 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 2, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:07 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 AM