CVE-2021-20257

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.

Score
CVSS 3.1 6.5 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2022-03-16
Last modified
2024-08-03
Weaknesses
CWE-835

Affected products

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