CVE-2020-25741 Null dereference in n/a

Low 3.2 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in QEMU's floppy disk controller allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-25741?

CVE-2020-25741 is a low-severity vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 2 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fdctrl_write_data in hw/block/fdc.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has a NULL pointer dereference via a NULL block pointer for the current drive.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qemu Qemu.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-25741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25741, ECHO-572d-1f26-2b99, GHSA-gj53-3vwp-f632, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25741.

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