ALPINE-CVE-2019-20485

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CVE-2019-20485
Published: 19 Mar 2020, 02:15
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
23/100
CVSS Score
5.7 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Mar 2020, 02:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 6.0.0 mishandles the holding of a monitor job during a query to a guest agent, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API blockage).

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.7CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•libvirt

    < 5.5.0-r2 | < 5.9.0-r2 | < 5.5.0-r2

References (1)