An out-of-bounds heap buffer access flaw was found in the way the iSCSI Block driver in QEMU versions 2.12.0 before 4.2.1 handled a response coming from an iSCSI server while checking the status of a Logical Address Block (LBA) in an iscsi_co_block_status() routine. A remote user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service or potential execution of arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process on the host.
CVE-2020-1711
This high-severity CVE scores 7.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 4.0%, top 11% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.7
- EG Score
- 7.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity77% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 11, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.html
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0669
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0730
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0731
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0773
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1711
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00017.html
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00013.html
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-01/msg05535.html
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-02
- secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4283-1/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/23/3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0669
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0730
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-1711(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:1358Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:1352Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-ma security update
- RHSA-2020:1300Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update
- RHSA-2020:1296Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update
- RHSA-2020:1150Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-ma security update
- RHSA-2020:1216Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-utils (1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu9.4) @ eoan | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | virt:rhel-8000020200331183759.f8e95b4e | 2020-06-10 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.10.0-21.el7_5.5 | 2020-04-21 | redhat |
| redhat | virt:rhel-8010020200304114113.c27ad7f8 | 2020-04-07 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7_7.3 | 2020-04-07 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7_7.10 | 2020-04-02 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-44.el7 | 2020-04-02 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-44.el7 | 2020-03-31 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-18.el7_6.9 | 2020-03-10 | redhat |
| redhat | virt-devel:8.1-8010120200215151946.5db1954d | 2020-03-05 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7_6.5 | 2020-03-03 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:4.2-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:4.2-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:4.2-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | — | 1:4.2-2 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | 1:2.1+dfsg-11 ... 1:2.1+dfsg-12~bpo70+1 (19 versions) | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u14 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-6 ... 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u9 (11 versions) | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u11 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-17112020-08-18
An out-of-bounds heap buffer access flaw was found in the way the iSCSI Block driver in QEMU versions 2.12.0 before 4.2.1 handled a response coming from an iSCSI server while checking the status of a Logical Address Block (LBA) in an iscsi_co_block_status() routine. A remote user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process resulting in a denial of service or potential execution of arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process on the host.
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0669IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:0669 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0730IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:0730 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0731IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:0731 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0773IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:0773 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:1505IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:1505 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2472IMPORTANT2020-01-23
RHSA-2020:2472 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-4283-1MEDIUM
QEMU vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-09-18 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-21 05:14 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-20 22:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-23 01:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 22:35 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.70
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