CVE-2020-24165 Other in n/a

What is CVE-2020-24165?

CVE-2020-24165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and cause a denial of service (DoS). Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a valid security issue by multiple third parties.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24165?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24165?

No fix published yet.

Is CVE-2020-24165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24165, GHSA-xc5f-ww2c-46pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24165.