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CVE-2020-25723

3.2 · LOW

A reachable assertion issue was found in the USB EHCI emulation code of QEMU.

Published Dec 2, 2020CWE-617EPSS 0.36%

Overview

CVE-2020-25723 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A reachable assertion issue was found in the USB EHCI emulation code of QEMU. It could occur while processing USB requests due to missing handling of DMA memory map failure. A malicious privileged user within the guest may abuse this flaw to send bogus USB requests and crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/22/1Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898579Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201218-0004/Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/22/1Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898579Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201218-0004/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25723?

CVE-2020-25723 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 2, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2020-25723?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.2, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-25723?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-25723?

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