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Unscored USN-4617-1 4 CVEs

spice-vdagent vulnerabilities

Published Nov 4, 2020 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-25650)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled the
active_xfers hash table. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SPICE vdagent to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service, or
obtain sensitive file contents. (CVE-2020-25651)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled a large
number of client connections. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause SPICE vdagent to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2020-25652)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that SPICE vdagent incorrectly handled client
connections. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information, paste clipboard contents, and transfer files into
the active session. (CVE-2020-25653)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS spice-vdagent 0.17.0-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS spice-vdagent 0.19.0-2ubuntu0.2

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25650
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25651
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25652
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25653