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TI-2020-17449 Aliases CVE-2020-28916GHSA-49q3-9xm4-cpj5

hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.

Priority LOW 26CWE-835Published · 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 · High
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. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00662 51st 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:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableQEMU
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:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 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-2021:1762 Released 2021-05-18 · 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-1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.i686::virt-devel:rhel, hivex-devel-1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.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-1.3.18-20.module+el8.3.0+6423+e4cb6418.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
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1762
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:1762
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49q3-9xm4-cpj5
  3. 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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