Is CVE-2020-15859 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15859 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15859?

CVE-2020-15859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15859?

CVE-2020-15859 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15859?

Upgrade qemu on debian 11 to 1:5.2+dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 25 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15859

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

QEMU 4.2.0 has a use-after-free in hw/net/e1000e_core.c because a guest OS user can trigger an e1000e packet with the data's address set to the e1000e's MMIO address.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1:5.2+dfsg-1CVE-2020-15859

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-5ubuntu10.49USN-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-aarch64Ubuntu

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

qemu-system-armUbuntu

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

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

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-1ubuntu7.42+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-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-1ubuntu7.42+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-ppcUbuntu

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

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

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-1ubuntu7.35USN-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-x86Ubuntu

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

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

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

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

bugs.launchpad.net

Third-Party Advisory3

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CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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