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TI-2020-12479 Aliases CVE-2020-15859GHSA-xvx4-fr25-r858

QEMU 4.2.0 has a use-after-free in hw/net/e1000e_core.c because a guest OS user can…

Priority LOW 16CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix

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

Summary

QEMU 4.2.0 has a use-after-free in hw/net/e1000e_core.c because a guest OS user can trigger an e1000e packet with the data's address set to the e1000e's MMIO address.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:4191 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.src::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.i686::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-devel-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.i686::virt-devel:rhel +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.noarch::virt:rhel, SLOF-20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.src::virt:rhel, hivex-1.3.18-21.module+el8.5.0+10709+b3edb581.aarch64::virt:rhel +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4191
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4191
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvx4-fr25-r858

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Sources

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