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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2623-1 | qemu security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3099-1 | qemu security update |
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 |
USN-5010-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.120Z
Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-20257
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Status : Modified
Published: 2022-03-16T15:15:09.983
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:13.570
Link: CVE-2021-20257
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN