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CVE-2020-35505

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:1:6.0+dfsg-3CVE-2020-35505
Fixed in:1:6.0+dfsg-3CVE-2020-35505
Fixed in:1:6.0+dfsg-3CVE-2020-35505
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
qemu-system-s390xUbuntu
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-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30+esm1USN-8412-1
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:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.37USN-5010-1
Fixed in:1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm5USN-8412-1
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
qemu-system-x86-xenUbuntu
Fixed in:1:4.2-3ubuntu6.17USN-5010-1
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 RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

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