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CVE-2020-27617
Published:November 06, 2020
Updated:May 17, 2026
eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion failure. A guest can crash the QEMU process via packet data that lacks a valid Layer 3 protocol.
Related Resources (9)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0002/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-27617
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27617
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-27617
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00047.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-27617
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/02/1
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-10/msg05731.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Reachable Assertion
CWE-617
EPSS
Base Score:
0.23