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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Information
Published : 2022-03-16 15:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:46
NVD link : CVE-2021-20257
Mitre link : CVE-2021-20257
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20257
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Products Affected
qemu
- qemu
debian
- debian_linux
fedoraproject
- fedora
redhat
- codeready_linux_builder
- enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
- openstack_platform
- enterprise_linux
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')