PT-2019-4874 · Qemu+2 · Qemu+2
Alexander Popov
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Published
2019-12-31
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Updated
2024-08-05
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CVE-2019-20175
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
QEMU versions 2.4.0 through 4.2.0
Description
An issue was discovered in the
ide dma cb() function, which can cause the QEMU process in the host system to crash via a special SCSI IOCTL SEND COMMAND. This issue implies that the size of successful DMA transfers must be a multiple of 512, the size of a sector. A member of the QEMU security team disputes the significance of this issue, stating that a privileged guest user has many ways to cause a similar denial-of-service effect without triggering this assertion.Recommendations
For QEMU versions 2.4.0 through 4.2.0, consider disabling the
ide dma cb() function as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. Restrict access to the SCSI IOCTL SEND COMMAND to prevent potential crashes of the QEMU process in the host system.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
DoS
Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Qemu