PT-2020-6717
CVE-2020-35504
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Published
2020-12-17
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.0
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
QEMU versions prior to 6.0.0
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the SCSI emulation support of QEMU. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this issue is to system availability.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 6.0.0, update to version 6.0.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the SCSI emulation support to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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