Vulnerability Description
In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing. This issue affects the e1000e and vmxnet3 network devices. A malicious guest user/process could use this flaw to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c.
CVSS Score
LOW
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 5.0.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/10/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-07/msg07563.htmlMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4760Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/10/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-07/msg07563.htmlMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200821-0006/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-16092?
CVE-2020-16092 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.8 (LOW). In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing. This issue affects the e1000e and vmxnet3 network devices. A malicious guest user/process could use this flaw to...
How severe is CVE-2020-16092?
CVE-2020-16092 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 3.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-16092?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap.