CVE-2021-20295

Description

It was discovered that the update for the virt:rhel module in the RHSA-2020:4676 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4676) erratum released as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 failed to include the fix for the qemu-kvm component issue CVE-2020-10756, which was previously corrected in virt:rhel/qemu-kvm via erratum RHSA-2020:4059 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4059). CVE-2021-20295 was assigned to that Red Hat specific security regression. For more details about the original security issue CVE-2020-10756, refer to bug 1835986 or the CVE page: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10756.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a QEMU
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1944075 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10756 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220519-0003/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20295?
CVE-2021-20295 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-20295?
To fix CVE-2021-20295, 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-2021-20295 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-20295 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-20295?
CVE-2021-20295 affects n/a QEMU.
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