CVE-2019-20485 (GCVE-0-2019-20485)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-19 01:29 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 6.0.0 mishandles the holding of a monitor job during a query to a guest agent, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API blockage).
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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| https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40l… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809740 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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