CVE-2020-27173

Published Oct 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In vm-superio before 0.1.1, the serial console FIFO can grow to unlimited memory usage when data is sent to the input source (i.e., standard input). This behavior cannot be reproduced from the guest side. When no rate limiting is in place, the host can be subject to memory pressure, impacting all other VMs running on the same host.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-19697 In vm-superio before 0.1.1, the serial console FIFO can grow to unlimited memory usage when data is sent to the input source (i.e., standard input). This behavior cannot be reproduced from the guest side. When no rate limiting is in place, the host can be subject to memory pressure, impacting all other VMs running on the same host.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Oct 16, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2020, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM