CVE-2021-20203
Published: 25 February 2021
An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.39)
|
| focal |
Released
(1:4.2-3ubuntu6.21)
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(1:6.0+dfsg-2expubuntu1.2)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu5)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d05dcd94aee88728facafb993c7280547eb4d645 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.2 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |