CVE-2020-13800
First published: Thu Jun 04 2020(Updated: )
ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| QEMU qemu | =4.2.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =20.04 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =15.2 | |
| debian/qemu | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 1:9.2.0+ds-2 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html
- https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-13800
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00833.html
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=a98610c429d52db0937c1e48659428929835c455
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13800
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13800
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13800
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13800
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-13800?
CVE-2020-13800 refers to a vulnerability in QEMU 4.2.0 that allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion.
How can the ati-vga vulnerability in QEMU be exploited?
The vulnerability can be exploited by guest OS users through a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-13800?
The severity of CVE-2020-13800 is medium.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-13800?
QEMU 4.2.0 is affected by this vulnerability.
How can I fix CVE-2020-13800?
To fix CVE-2020-13800, users should update to version 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4 of QEMU on Ubuntu or follow the patch provided by the vendor.
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