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.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-03-16 08:15

Updated : 2023-02-12 14:15


NVD link : CVE-2021-20257

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20257


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CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
  • enterprise_linux
  • openstack_platform
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
  • codeready_linux_builder

fedoraproject

  • fedora

qemu

  • qemu

debian

  • debian_linux