NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu package, versions <1:5.0-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-QEMU-18321959
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2020

Introduced: 2 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-13659  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest qemu to version 1:5.0-6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

address_space_map in exec.c in QEMU 4.2.0 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference related to BounceBuffer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1