Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package linux-qemu-6.12  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXQEMU612-15043726
  • published21 Jan 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2021

Introduced: 2 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-10742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Chainguard security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Chainguard:latest.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-6.12 package and not the linux-qemu-6.12 package as distributed by Chainguard.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.