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Debian: CVE-2020-14394: qemu -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-14394: qemu -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/17/2022
Created
03/16/2023
Added
03/16/2023
Modified
03/16/2023

Description

An infinite loop flaw was found in the USB xHCI controller emulation of QEMU while computing the length of the Transfer Request Block (TRB) Ring. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to hang the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qemu

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