oss_write in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU before 5.0.0 mishandles a buffer position.
Priority LOW 16CWE-369Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
oss_write in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU before 5.0.0 mishandles a buffer position.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00453 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 8 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14415
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7mg-fqg9-jhg8
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-14415 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14415 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7mg-fqg9-jhg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-14415 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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