UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28916

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28916
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28916.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28916
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Published
2020-12-04T07:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:29Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu3
1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu4
1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu5
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu4
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu5
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu6
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.1
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.2
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.3
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.4
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.5
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.6
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.7
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.8
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.9
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.10
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.12
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.13
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.14
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.15
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.17
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.18
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.19
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.20
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.21
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.22
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.23
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.25
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.26
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.27
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.28
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.29
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.32
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.33
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.34

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-block-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-kvm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-s390x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-binfmt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35",
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu9
1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu10
1:4.2-1ubuntu1
1:4.2-1ubuntu2
1:4.2-3ubuntu1
1:4.2-3ubuntu2
1:4.2-3ubuntu3
1:4.2-3ubuntu4
1:4.2-3ubuntu5
1:4.2-3ubuntu6
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.1
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.2
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.3
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.4
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.5
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.6
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.7
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.8
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.9
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.10
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-block-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-kvm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-gui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-s390x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86-microvm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86-xen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-binfmt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12",
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils"
        }
    ]
}