Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting qemu package, versions <1:4.2-3ubuntu6.21


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-QEMU-1066563
  • published2 Feb 2021
  • disclosed25 Feb 2021

Introduced: 2 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-20203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 qemu to version 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.21 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.

CVSS Scores

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