SB2020082410 - Privilege escalation in QEMU
Published: August 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020082410
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14364)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the USB emulator in QEMU. A remote user with access to guest operating system on the guest operating system can send specially crafted USB packets, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the host system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.