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TI-2020-15668 Aliases CVE-2020-25651GHSA-gjj5-vggp-jg8p

Race condition in spice-vdagent

Priority LOW 28CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

Summary

A flaw was found in the SPICE file transfer protocol. File data from the host system can end up in full or in parts in the client connection of an illegitimate local user in the VM system. Active file transfers from other users could also be interrupted, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality as well as system availability. This flaw affects spice-vdagent versions 0.20 and prior.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—spice-vdagentspice-vdagent versions 0.20 and prior—No fix listedCNA
  • spice-vdagent Vendor— Affected spice-vdagent versions 0.20 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:spice-space:spice-vdagent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.20.0VulnerableSpice-space
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*32VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:spice-space:spice-vdagent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.20.0 Vulnerable ·Spice-space
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:1791 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    spice-vdagent security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) spice-vdagent-0.20.0-3.el8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    spice-vdagent — FEDORA-2021-510977db25

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-15670 Race condition in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2020-15669 Resource allocation without limits in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 25
    • TI-2020-15667 Resource allocation without limits in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 25
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    spice-vdagent — FEDORA-2021-09ce0cdfac

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-15670 Race condition in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 28
    • TI-2020-15669 Resource allocation without limits in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 25
    • TI-2020-15667 Resource allocation without limits in spice-vdagentPriority LOW 25
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →

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: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1791

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25651
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjj5-vggp-jg8p

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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