CVE-2020-13659

Description

address_space_map in exec.c in QEMU 4.2.0 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference related to BounceBuffer.

Category

2.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-05/msg07313.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/01/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0007/ third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4728 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13659?
CVE-2020-13659 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13659?
To fix CVE-2020-13659, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-13659 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-13659 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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