CVE-2020-13659 : address_space_map in exec.c in QEMU 4.2.0 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference

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

Published 2020-06-02 13:15:11

Updated 2022-11-16 03:37:33

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2020-13659

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 9.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 18.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 16.04 ESM Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
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Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » Version: 20.04 LTS Edition
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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Qemu » Qemu » Version: 4.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Opensuse » Leap » Version: 15.2
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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EPSS FAQ

0.05%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 14 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
1.9	LOW	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	3.4	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
2.5	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L	0.8	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/01/3

oss-security - CVE-2020-13659 QEMU: exec: address_space_map returns NULL without setting length to zero may lead to DoS
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0007/

June 2020 QEMU Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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Re: [PATCH v4] exec: set map length to zero when returning NULL
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1108-1: important: Security update
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