Reachable Assertion Affecting qemu-kvm-core package, versions <15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+11909+3300d70f.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUKVMCORE-2116486
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Oct 2020

Introduced: 20 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-27617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-kvm-core to version 15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+11909+3300d70f.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-core package and not the qemu-kvm-core package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion failure. A guest can crash the QEMU process via packet data that lacks a valid Layer 3 protocol.

CVSS Scores

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