CVE-2020-35505

QEMU: NULL pointer dereference in do_busid_cmd() in hw/scsi/esp.c

Published May 28, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the am53c974 SCSI host bus adapter emulation of QEMU in versions before 6.0.0. This issue occurs while handling the 'Information Transfer' command. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3099-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-23174 A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the am53c974 SCSI host bus adapter emulation of QEMU in versions before 6.0.0. This issue occurs while handling the 'Information Transfer' command. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5010-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8412-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2021, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 21, 2020, 12:00 AM