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TI-2020-16734 Aliases CVE-2020-27617GHSA-rxvx-vx9w-jw3j

eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion…

Priority LOW 34CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

eth_get_gso_type in net/eth.c in QEMU 4.2.1 allows guest OS users to trigger an assertion failure. A guest can crash the QEMU process via packet data that lacks a valid Layer 3 protocol.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02639 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 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
——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:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableQEMU
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:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 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-2021:3061 Released 2021-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security and bug fix 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+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9.i686::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-devel-1.3.18-21.module+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9.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+el8.4.0+10770+19c037f9.aarch64::virt:rhel +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet
Advanced Virtualization CodeReady Builder for RHEL 8.3.1Fixed—
Advanced Virtualization for RHEL 8.3.1Fixed—
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:3061
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:3061
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27617
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxvx-vx9w-jw3j

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Sources

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