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.

Related CPE's


Vulnerable


a

redhat

openstack_platform

2

o

redhat

enterprise_linux

4

o

redhat

enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems

2

o

redhat

enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian

2


Weaknesses



CWE-835


CWE-835

CVSS impact metrics


CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.5 · Medium

  • CVSS V3.1

  • CVSS V3.0

  • CVSS V2.0

Information


Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Modified

Published

2022-03-16T15:15:09.983

3 years ago

Last modified

2023-02-12T22:15:17.573

2 years ago