Low
Security advisory
address_space_map in exec.c in QEMU 4.2.0 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference related to BounceBuffer.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-13659
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
address_space_map in exec.c in QEMU 4.2.0 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference related to BounceBuffer.
osv:CVE-2020-13659
Complete source record
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