Reachable Assertion Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.34
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-QEMU-1035825
- published 4 Nov 2020
- disclosed 6 Nov 2020
Introduced: 4 Nov 2020
CVE-2020-27617 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 qemu to version 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.34 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-27617
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0002/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/02/1
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-10/msg05731.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00047.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
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