Medium severity5.6NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8608
CVE-2020-8608
Description
In libslirp 4.1.0, as used in QEMU 4.2.0, tcp_subr.c misuses snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow in later code.
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Affected products
84- QEMU/libslirpdescription
- osv-coords82 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/cockpit-podmanpkg:rpm/almalinux/containernetworking-pluginspkg:rpm/almalinux/libiscsipkg:rpm/almalinux/libiscsi-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/libiscsi-utilspkg:rpm/almalinux/netcfpkg:rpm/almalinux/netcf-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/netcf-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/python-podman-apipkg:rpm/almalinux/sgabiospkg:rpm/almalinux/sgabios-binpkg:rpm/almalinux/slirp4netnspkg:rpm/almalinux/udicapkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu-linux-user&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu-linux-user&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu-testsuite&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.0pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterpri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< 11-1.module_el8.5.0+108+00865455+ 81 more
- (no CPE)range: < 11-1.module_el8.5.0+108+00865455
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.3-4.module_el8.5.0+2635+e4386a39
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-8.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.0-8.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-12.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-12.module_el8.3.0+2048+e7a0a3ea
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.8-12.module_el8.6.0+2880+7d9e3703
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.0-0.2.gitd0a45fe.module_el8.5.0+2635+e4386a39
- (no CPE)range: < 1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
- (no CPE)range: < 1:0.20170427git-3.module_el8.5.0+2608+72063365
- (no CPE)range: < 0.4.2-3.git21fdece.module_el8.5.0+2635+e4386a39
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.1-2.module_el8.5.0+108+00865455
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-lp151.7.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-lp152.9.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.1.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-lp151.7.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-lp152.9.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-lp152.9.16.7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-53.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-60.31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-9.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-9.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-11.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-11.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.1-11.19.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.2.0-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-33.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-5.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-5.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-9.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-33.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-5.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-3.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-9.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.1.1-9.27.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-41.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-5.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.1-6.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.2-5.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_22-45.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_42-61.52.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.6_08-43.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.6_08-43.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.4_06-2.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.4_06-3.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.6_08-43.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.4_06-2.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.4_06-3.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.4_06-3.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.6_08-43.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.4_06-2.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4_10-3.71.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.11.4_06-2.33.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/commit/68ccb8021a838066f0951d4b2817eb6b6f10a843nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/06/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/-/tags/v4.1.0nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00015.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00017.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-66nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201001-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4283-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4733nvdThird Party Advisory
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