CVE-2020-11947: Buffer Overflow

Published Apr 20, 2020
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Updated

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the iSCSI support of QEMU. This flaw could lead to an out-of-bounds read access and possible information disclosure from the QEMU process memory to a malicious guest. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Other sources

iscsiaioioctlcb in block/iscsi.c in QEMU 4.1.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read that may disclose unrelated information from process memory to an attacker.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/qemu<5.0.0
5.0.0
Qemu Qemu=4.1.0
debian/qemu
1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u31:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u21:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u121:9.2.2+ds-11:10.0.0~rc2+ds-2

Event History

Apr 20, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Dec 31, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:13 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:13 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:37 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:21 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 23, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·01:02 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11947?

The severity of CVE-2020-11947 is low with a severity value of 3.8.

2

What is the affected software for CVE-2020-11947?

The affected software for CVE-2020-11947 is QEMU version up to exclusive 5.0.0.

3

What is the vulnerability reference for CVE-2020-11947?

The vulnerability reference for CVE-2020-11947 can be found at the following links: - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11947 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11947 - https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/13/4 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1912765 - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0648

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-11947?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-11947 includes CWE-119, CWE-131, and CWE-122.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-11947?

To fix CVE-2020-11947, update your QEMU software to version 5.0.0 or higher.

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