CVE-2020-27617
Moderate
CVE-2020-27617
eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion failure. A guest can crash the QEMU process via packet data that lacks a valid Layer 3 protocol.
Exploit probability
2.6%
Published
November 6, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-27617
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eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion failure. A guest can crash the QEMU process via packet data that lacks a valid Layer 3 protocol.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/02/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00047.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-10/msg05731.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201202-0002/