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CVE-2020-24165

Published: 28 August 2023

An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and cause a denial of service (DoS).

Notes

AuthorNote
alexmurray
This was fixed upstream in the 5.0.0 release

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

focal
Released (1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28)
jammy Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

noble Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (5.0.0)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/886cc68943ebe8cf7e5f970be33459f95068a441

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H