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F5 Networks: K41142448: QEMU vulnerability CVE-2020-27617

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F5 Networks: K41142448: QEMU vulnerability CVE-2020-27617

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/06/2020
Created
12/04/2020
Added
12/02/2020
Modified
03/11/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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