CVE-2020-27617

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-11-06

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2020-27617 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2021-9104	2021-03-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)	ELSA-2021-9109	2021-03-15
Oracle Linux version 8 (hivex)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libguestfs)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libguestfs-winsupport)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libiscsi)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libnbd)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt-dbus)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (libvirt-python)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (nbdkit)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (netcf)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (perl-Sys-Virt)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (seabios)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (sgabios)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (supermin)	ELSA-2021-3061	2021-08-12

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