CVE-2020-35505
lowpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–4.4
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affected products (15)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1106QEMU: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-04-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in QEMU ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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references (28)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/16/3cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1909769cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163519/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5010-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168077/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202208-27.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210713-0006/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/QEMU-multiple-vulnerabilities-via-am53c974-ESP-Device-Emulation-35101cnnvd
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