CVE-2020-28916: debian debian_linux Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-28916 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 8Timeline
- 04-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.66% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (lists.nongnu.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 1:5.2+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
- qemu< 5.1.0-r1
Qemu1 product
- qemu5.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.35 | < 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12
4 vendors · 5 products
References
11 links- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-11/msg03185.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/01/2X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00024.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory