Out-of-bounds Read Affecting virt:8.3/qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-16873322
  • published23 May 2026
  • disclosed18 Nov 2020

Introduced: 18 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-29443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 virt:8.3/qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:8.3/qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir package and not the virt:8.3/qemu-kvm-hw-usbredir package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

ide_atapi_cmd_reply_end in hw/ide/atapi.c in QEMU 5.1.0 allows out-of-bounds read access because a buffer index is not validated.

CVSS Base Scores

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