CVE-2020-24165
An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-24165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-24165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16900 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16900- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc5f-ww2c-46pr
8.8
An issue was discovered in TCG Accelerator in QEMU 4.2.0, allows local attackers to execute...
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).
- Record
GHSA-xc5f-ww2c-46pr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-24165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-24165
8.8
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2023-1654
8.8
qemu security update
QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to achieve good emulation speed.
Security Fix(es):
hw/pci/pci.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger an out-of-bounds access by providing an address near the end of the PCI configuration space.(CVE-2020-13791)
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).(CVE-2020-24165)
- Record
OESA-2023-1654- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1655
8.8
qemu security update
QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to achieve good emulation speed.
Security Fix(es):
hw/pci/pci.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger an out-of-bounds access by providing an address near the end of the PCI configuration space.(CVE-2020-13791)
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).(CVE-2020-24165)
- Record
OESA-2023-1655- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-24165
8.8
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24165- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6567-1 No score
qemu vulnerabilities
Gaoning Pan and Xingwei Li discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the USB xHCI controller device. A privileged guest attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-14394)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the TCG Accelerator. A local attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code and esclate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-24165)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Intel HD audio device. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3611)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the ATI VGA device. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3638)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the VMWare paravirtual RDMA device. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-1544)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the 9p passthrough filesystem. A malicious guest attacker could possibly use this issue to open special files and escape the exported 9p tree. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-2861)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the virtual crypto device. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3180)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the built-in VNC server. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3255)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled net device hot-unplugging. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3301)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the built-in VNC server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3354)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled NVME devices. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-40360)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled NVME devices. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-4135)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled SCSI devices. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-42467)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain disk offsets. A malicious guest attacker could possibly use this issue to gain control of the host in certain nested virtualization scenarios. (CVE-2023-5088)
- Record
USN-6567-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qemuDebian:12 |
before 1:5.0-1 | 1:5.0-1 |
qemuDebian:13 |
before 1:5.0-1 | 1:5.0-1 |
qemuDebian:14 |
before 1:5.0-1 | 1:5.0-1 |
qemuDebian:10 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u11, plus listed versions 1:3.1+dfsg-81:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u101:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u21:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u31:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u4 Show 6 moreShow less1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u51:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u61:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u71:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u81:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u91:3.1+dfsg-8~deb10u1 |
1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u11 |
qemuopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.1.0-76.oe1 | 4.1.0-76.oe1 |
qemuopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 4.1.0-80.oe1 | 4.1.0-80.oe1 |
qemuUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28, plus listed versions 1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu91:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu101:4.2-1ubuntu11:4.2-1ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu1 Show 29 moreShow less1:4.2-3ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu31:4.2-3ubuntu41:4.2-3ubuntu51:4.2-3ubuntu61:4.2-3ubuntu6.11:4.2-3ubuntu6.21:4.2-3ubuntu6.31:4.2-3ubuntu6.41:4.2-3ubuntu6.51:4.2-3ubuntu6.61:4.2-3ubuntu6.71:4.2-3ubuntu6.81:4.2-3ubuntu6.91:4.2-3ubuntu6.101:4.2-3ubuntu6.111:4.2-3ubuntu6.121:4.2-3ubuntu6.141:4.2-3ubuntu6.151:4.2-3ubuntu6.161:4.2-3ubuntu6.171:4.2-3ubuntu6.181:4.2-3ubuntu6.191:4.2-3ubuntu6.211:4.2-3ubuntu6.231:4.2-3ubuntu6.241:4.2-3ubuntu6.251:4.2-3ubuntu6.261:4.2-3ubuntu6.27 |
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28 |
qemuUbuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28, plus listed versions 1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu91:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu101:4.2-1ubuntu11:4.2-1ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu1 Show 29 moreShow less1:4.2-3ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu31:4.2-3ubuntu41:4.2-3ubuntu51:4.2-3ubuntu61:4.2-3ubuntu6.11:4.2-3ubuntu6.21:4.2-3ubuntu6.31:4.2-3ubuntu6.41:4.2-3ubuntu6.51:4.2-3ubuntu6.61:4.2-3ubuntu6.71:4.2-3ubuntu6.81:4.2-3ubuntu6.91:4.2-3ubuntu6.101:4.2-3ubuntu6.111:4.2-3ubuntu6.121:4.2-3ubuntu6.141:4.2-3ubuntu6.151:4.2-3ubuntu6.161:4.2-3ubuntu6.171:4.2-3ubuntu6.181:4.2-3ubuntu6.191:4.2-3ubuntu6.211:4.2-3ubuntu6.231:4.2-3ubuntu6.241:4.2-3ubuntu6.251:4.2-3ubuntu6.261:4.2-3ubuntu6.27 |
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.28 |
qemuUbuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16, plus listed versions 1:6.0+dfsg-2expubuntu11:6.0+dfsg-2expubuntu21:6.0+dfsg-2expubuntu41:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu51:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6 Show 15 moreShow less1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.11:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.21:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.31:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.41:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.51:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.61:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.71:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.81:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.91:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.101:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.111:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.121:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.131:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.141:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.15 |
1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-24165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Qemu, published August 28, 2023. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:5.0-1.
References
bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1863025
pastebin.com/iqCbjdT8
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00006.html
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0012
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24165
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc5f-ww2c-46pr
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-24165
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1654
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13791
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1655
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24165
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6567-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24165
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14394
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3611
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3638
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1544
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2861
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3180
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3255
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3301
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3354
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4135
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5088
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40360
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42467