Reachable Assertion Affecting qemu-system-aarch64 package, versions <15:4.2.1-5.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUSYSTEMAARCH64-2597368
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Nov 2020

Introduced: 6 Nov 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-system-aarch64 to version 15:4.2.1-5.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9109.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-system-aarch64 package and not the qemu-system-aarch64 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.

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