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CVE-2020-16092 json

In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-8059

cvss
3.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing. This issue affects the e1000e and vmxnet3 network devices. A malicious guest user/process could use this flaw to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:5.1+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16092

  • qemu Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31
  • qemu Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16092

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  • SLOF RHEL 8 20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418
  • hivex RHEL 8 1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418
  • netcf RHEL 8 0.2.8-12.module+el8.1.0+4066+0f1aadab
  • libnbd RHEL 8 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc
  • nbdkit RHEL 8 1.16.2-4.module+el8.3.0+6922+fd575af8
  • libvirt RHEL 8 6.0.0-35.module+el8.4.0+10230+7a9b21e4
  • nbdfuse RHEL 8 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc
  • seabios RHEL 8 1.13.0-2.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:1762RHSA-2021:0347RHSA-2021:0934RHSA-2021:0459RHSA-2021:0346RHSA-2020:5111

  • qemu SLES 12 SP2-BCL 2.6.2-41.62.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLES 15 SP1-BCL +6 more 3.1.1.1-9.24.3
  • qemu SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 2.11.2-9.43.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 +1 more 2.11.2-5.29.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +3 more 2.9.1-6.47.1
  • qemu SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP2, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 4.2.1-11.10.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 3.1.1.1-45.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:1305-1SUSE-SU-2021:1245-1SUSE-SU-2021:1244-1SUSE-SU-2021:1241-1SUSE-SU-2021:1240-1SUSE-SU-2020:2877-1

  • qemu openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.0-32.1
  • qemu openSUSE Leap 15.2 4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1
  • qemu-testsuite openSUSE Leap 15.2 4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1
  • qemu-linux-user openSUSE Leap 15.2 4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1664-1

  • hivex AlmaLinux 8 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
  • netcf AlmaLinux 8 0.2.8-12.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
  • netcf AlmaLinux 8 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
  • netcf AlmaLinux 8 0.2.8-12.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
  • libnbd AlmaLinux 8 1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
  • libnbd AlmaLinux 8 1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
  • nbdkit AlmaLinux 8 1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
  • nbdfuse AlmaLinux 8 1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea

almalinux advisories ALSA-2021:1762

  • hivex Rocky Linux 8 1.3.18-20.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
  • netcf Rocky Linux 8 0.2.8-12.module+el8.7.0+1084+97b81f61
  • netcf Rocky Linux 8 0.2.8-12.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
  • netcf Rocky Linux 8 0.2.8-12.module+el8.6.0+847+b490afdd
  • libnbd Rocky Linux 8 1.2.2-1.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
  • nbdkit Rocky Linux 8 1.16.2-4.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
  • libvirt Rocky Linux 8 6.0.0-35.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e
  • seabios Rocky Linux 8 1.13.0-2.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:1762

  • qemu Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +6 more 5.1.0-r1

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-16092

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-16092 updated cvss 3.8

QEMU: reachable assertion failure in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment() in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm, xen Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kvm-tools, qemu-guest-agent, qemu-guest-agent-win32
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kiwi, qemu-kvm-core, qemu-kvm-tests, qemu-kvm-common, +9 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) qemu-img-rhev, qemu-kvm-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, qemu-kvm-common-rhev
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Advanced Virtualization CodeReady Builder for RHEL 8.2.1 libnbd 1.2.2-1.module+el8.2.0+5644+32ac38d4, netcf 0.2.8-12.module+el8.2.0+4793+b09dd2fb, hivex 1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3, nbdfuse 1.2.2-1.module+el8.2.0+5644+32ac38d4, seabios 1.13.0-2.module+el8.2.1+7284+aa32a2c4, libiscsi 1.18.0-8.module+el8.2.0+4793+b09dd2fb, +45 more Red Hat Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.2.1 libnbd 1.2.2-1.module+el8.2.0+5644+32ac38d4, netcf 0.2.8-12.module+el8.2.0+4793+b09dd2fb, hivex 1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3, nbdfuse 1.2.2-1.module+el8.2.0+5644+32ac38d4, nbdkit 1.16.2-4.module+el8.2.1+6710+effcb1df, seabios 1.13.0-2.module+el8.2.1+7284+aa32a2c4, +96 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:5111
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libnbd 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, netcf 0.2.8-12.module+el8.1.0+4066+0f1aadab, hivex 1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418, nbdfuse 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, seabios 1.13.0-2.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, libiscsi 1.18.0-8.module+el8.1.0+4066+0f1aadab, +39 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libnbd 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, netcf 0.2.8-12.module+el8.1.0+4066+0f1aadab, hivex 1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418, nbdfuse 1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, nbdkit 1.16.2-4.module+el8.3.0+6922+fd575af8, seabios 1.13.0-2.module+el8.3.0+7353+9de0a3cc, +88 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1762
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-img-ma 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-ma 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0347
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) qemu-kvm-ma 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-tools-ma 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-common-ma 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0346
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-175.el7_9.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0347
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  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0934
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2 Red Hat RHV-M 4.3 qemu-img-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.12.0-48.el7_9.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0459
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kvm-core, qemu-kvm-tools, qemu-pr-helper, qemu-kvm-common, +16 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 3.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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