PT-2020-6474
CVE-2020-15859
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Published
2020-05-02
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
3.3
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
QEMU version 4.2.0
Description
The issue is related to a use-after-free in the e1000e core of QEMU's hardware emulation, specifically in the hw/net/e1000e core.c file. This can be triggered by a guest OS user sending an e1000e packet with its data address set to the e1000e's MMIO address, potentially leading to a denial of service.
Recommendations
For QEMU version 4.2.0, consider disabling the e1000e core functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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