Is CVE-2020-11947 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-11947 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-11947?

CVE-2020-11947 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-11947?

CVE-2020-11947 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11947?

Upgrade qemu on debian 11 to 1:4.2-7 or later. Fixes are available for 25 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-11947

LOW

3.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

iscsi_aio_ioctl_cb in block/iscsi.c in QEMU 4.1.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read that may disclose unrelated information from process memory to an attacker.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1:4.2-7CVE-2020-11947

qemuUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-block-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

qemu-guest-agentUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-keymapsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

qemu-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-systemUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

qemu-system-armUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-dataUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-guiUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-mipsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-miscUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-ppcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-s390xUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-system-sparcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-x86Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-x86-microvmUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

qemu-system-x86-xenUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12USN-4725-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-userUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-user-binfmtUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-user-staticUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

qemu-utilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm6USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm4USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1

Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

openwall.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Other references1

git.qemu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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