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TI-2020-10760 Aliases CVE-2020-13765GHSA-pf9q-2ff3-67r4

rom_copy() in hw/core/loader.c in QEMU 4.0 and 4.1.0 does not validate the relationship…

Priority LOW 30CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

rom_copy() in hw/core/loader.c in QEMU 4.0 and 4.1.0 does not validate the relationship between two addresses, which allows attackers to trigger an invalid memory copy operation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02458 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*20.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:0347 Released 2021-02-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.3 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0347
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13765
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf9q-2ff3-67r4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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