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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-24165): QEMU vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 28, 2023
Added
Jan 9, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and cause a denial of service (DoS). Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a valid security issue by multiple third parties.

Solutions

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