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CVE-2020-27617 (GCVE-0-2020-27617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-06 07:51 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:18
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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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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