Use After Free Affecting qemu package, versions <1:6.0+dfsg-1~ubuntu3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-QEMU-2786433
  • published6 Jan 2021
  • disclosed28 May 2021

Introduced: 6 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-35506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 qemu to version 1:6.0+dfsg-1~ubuntu3 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the am53c974 SCSI host bus adapter emulation of QEMU in versions before 6.0.0 during the handling of the 'Information Transfer' command (CMD_TI). This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS Scores

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