Description
An infinite loop flaw was found in the e1000 NIC emulator of the QEMU. This issue occurs while processing transmits (tx) descriptors in process_tx_desc if various descriptor fields are initialized with invalid values. This flaw allows a guest to consume CPU cycles on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Published: 2022-03-16
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2623-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3099-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7695 An infinite loop flaw was found in the e1000 NIC emulator of the QEMU. This issue occurs while processing transmits (tx) descriptors in process_tx_desc if various descriptor fields are initialized with invalid values. This flaw allows a guest to consume CPU cycles on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5010-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Qemu Qemu
Redhat Advanced Virtualization Codeready Linux Builder Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Openstack Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.120Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-20257

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-16T15:15:09.983

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:13.570

Link: CVE-2021-20257

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2021-02-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20257 - Bugzilla

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