ALPINE-CVE-2019-20485 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2019-20485 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.699999809265137 MEDIUM

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).

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

5.699999809265137

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.10	libvirt	0, 0.10.0-r0, 0.10.1-r0
Alpine:v3.11	libvirt	5.9.0-r1, 5.4.0-r0, 5.5.0-r0
Alpine:v3.9	libvirt	0.10.0-r0, 0.10.1-r0, 0.10.1-r1

Timeline

Mar 19, 2020 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-20485 advisory

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