CVE-2020-16092
Public on 2020-08-11
Modified on 2021-03-19
Description
An assertion failure flaw was found in QEMU in the network packet processing component. This issue affects the "e1000e" and "vmxnet3" network devices. This flaw allows a malicious guest user or process to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu | 2021-03-18 | ALAS2-2021-1617 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | qemu-kvm | 2021-03-18 | ALAS-2021-1488 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |