CVE-2020-8608
qemu - security update
5.6
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
Description
In libslirp 4.1.0, as used in QEMU 4.2.0, tcp_subr.c misuses snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow in later code.
How to fix CVE-2020-8608
To remediate CVE-2020-8608, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libslirp—upgrade to 4.2.0-1 or later
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:4.1-2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u7 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.0.17-11 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.0.17-7+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-8608 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (6)
- from 0, < 4.2.0-1
- from 0, < 1:4.1-2
- from 0, < 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u7
- from 0, < 1:1.0.17-11
- from 0, < 1:1.0.17-7+deb8u2
- from 0, < 1.0.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |