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CVE-2020-16092· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 15/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.37% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: hivex (AlmaLinux:8) 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea; hivex-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea; libguestfs-winsupport (AlmaLinux:8) 8.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea, 8.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to hivex (AlmaLinux:8) 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea; hivex-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea; libguestfs-winsupport (AlmaLinux:8) 8.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea, 8.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In QEMU through 5.0.0, an assertion failure can occur in the network packet processing. This issue affects the e1000e and vmxnet3 network devices. A malicious guest user/process could use this flaw to abort the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition in net_tx_pkt_add_raw_fragment in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c.

LowCVSS 3.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 11, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 30th percentile

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Action score

15

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
15 / 40 · 3.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
qemuqemu
debiandebian linux
canonicalubuntu linux
opensuseleap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux20.04
  • debian debian linux10.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • opensuse leap15.2
  • qemu qemuup to 5.0.0 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8hivexbefore 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8hivex-develbefore 1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-winsupportbefore 8.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea8.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libguestfs-winsupportbefore 8.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633658.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libiscsibefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libiscsibefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e37031.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux:8libiscsibefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-develbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-develbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e37031.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-develbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-utilsbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-utilsbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e37031.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux:8libiscsi-utilsbefore 1.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.18.0-8.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libnbdbefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libnbdbefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libnbd-develbefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libnbd-develbefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-dbusbefore 1.3.0-2.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.3.0-2.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-dbusbefore 1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e37031.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
AlmaLinux:8libvirt-dbusbefore 1.3.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.3.0-2.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8nbdfusebefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
AlmaLinux:8nbdfusebefore 1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8nbdkitbefore 1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
AlmaLinux:8nbdkit-bash-completionbefore 1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+720633651.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365

+96

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    60This week
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    44Plan
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    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-15859Jul 21, 2020 · 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
    13Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-15863Jul 28, 2020 · hw/net/xgmac.c in the XGMAC Ethernet controller in QEMU before 07-20-2020 has a buffer overflow.
    21Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-14415Aug 27, 2020 · oss_write in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU before 5.0.0 mishandles a buffer position.
    13Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
almalinux:hivex1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:hivex-devel1.3.18-20.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libguestfs-winsupport8.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libiscsi1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libiscsi-devel1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libiscsi-utils1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libnbd1.2.2-1.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libnbd-devel1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libvirt-dbus1.3.0-2.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:nbdfuse1.2.2-1.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:nbdkit1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:nbdkit-bash-completion1.16.2-4.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
debian:qemu1:5.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:qemu4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:qemu-linux-user4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:qemu-testsuite4.2.1-lp152.9.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hivex0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hivex-debuginfo0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hivex-debugsource0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:hivex-devel0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.2.0+5588+63a201c3 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-bash-completion1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-benchmarking1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-benchmarking-debuginfo1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-debuginfo1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-debugsource1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libguestfs-devel1:1.40.2-24.module+el8.2.1+7154+47ffd890 · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:SLOF0:20191022-3.git899d9883.module+el8.2.0+5449+efc036dd · Red Hat:advanced_virtualization:8.2::el8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:hivex0:1.3.18-20.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:libguestfs1:1.40.2-27.module+el8.4.0+534+4680a14e · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)

+11

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
Low

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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