USN-4725-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Published Feb 8, 2021
·
Updated

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in iSCSI emulation. An attacker inside the guest could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-11947) Alexander Bulekov discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Intel e1000e emulation. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15859) Alexander Bulekov discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory region cache. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-27821) Cheol-woo Myung discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Intel e1000e emulation. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-28916) Wenxiang Qian discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled ATAPI emulation. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-29443) It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled VirtFS directory sharing. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-20181)

Affected Software

74 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-arm<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-mips<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-misc<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-ppc<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-s390x<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-sparc<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86-microvm<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86-xen<1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
1:5.0-5ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.10
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-arm<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-mips<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-misc<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-ppc<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-s390x<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-sparc<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86-microvm<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86-xen<1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-arm<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-mips<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-misc<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-ppc<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-s390x<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-sparc<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86<1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-aarch64<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-arm<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-mips<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-misc<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-ppc<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-s390x<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-sparc<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/qemu-system-x86<1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.49
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Event History

Feb 8, 2021
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-4725-1?

The severity of USN-4725-1 is high due to the potential for an attacker to access sensitive information.

2

How do I fix USN-4725-1?

To fix USN-4725-1, you should upgrade to the latest version of the affected QEMU packages as specified in the advisory.

3

Which Ubuntu versions are affected by USN-4725-1?

USN-4725-1 affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

4

What type of vulnerability is described in USN-4725-1?

USN-4725-1 describes a vulnerability in QEMU related to improper memory handling in iSCSI emulation.

5

Can an attacker exploit USN-4725-1 from outside the guest system?

No, an attacker must be inside the guest system to exploit the vulnerability described in USN-4725-1.

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