CVE-2021-20257 log
| Source |
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| Severity | Low |
| Remote | No |
| Type | Denial of service |
| Description | An infinite loop issue was found in the e1000 NIC emulator of the QEMU. It occurs while processing transmit (tx) descriptors in process_tx_desc, if various descriptor fields are initialised with invalid values. A guest may use this flaw to consume CPU cycles on the host resulting in a denial of service (DoS) scenario. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-1308 | qemu | 5.2.0-4 | 6.0.0-1 | Medium | Fixed |
| References |
|---|
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/2 https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=3de46e6fc489c52c9431a8a832ad8170a7569bd8 |