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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-35503

🗓️ 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 4 Views

Linux host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2020-35503 affecting system availability via QEMU flaw.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
AlpineLinux		CVE-2020-35503
2 Jun 202113:22
–alpinelinux
CBLMariner		CVE-2020-35503 affecting package qemu-kvm 4.2.0-48
12 Jan 202509:15
–cbl_mariner
Circl		CVE-2020-35503
19 Mar 202600:00
–circl
CNNVD		QEMU 代码问题漏洞
2 Jun 202100:00
–cnnvd
CNVD		QEMU code issue vulnerability (CNVD-2021-41073)
7 Jun 202100:00
–cnvd
CVE		CVE-2020-35503
2 Jun 202113:22
–cve
Cvelist		CVE-2020-35503
2 Jun 202113:22
–cvelist
Debian CVE		CVE-2020-35503
2 Jun 202113:22
–debiancve
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.0 : qemu-kvm (EulerOS-SA-2023-1688)
7 May 202300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		openSUSE 15 Security Update : qemu (openSUSE-SU-2021:1202-1)
27 Aug 202100:00
–nessus
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

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  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the megasas-gen2 SCSI host bus adapter emulation of QEMU in
    versions before and including 6.0. This issue occurs in the megasas_command_cancelled() callback function
    while dropping a SCSI request. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the
    host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system
    availability. (CVE-2020-35503)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
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if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
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          {"reference": "qemu-user"},
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};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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01 Jun 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 22.1
CVSS 3.16
EPSS0.00283
linux vulnerabilitiescve-2020-35503unpatched issuessystem availabilityqemu flawdenial of service.
4