The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade qemu | Aug 30, 2017 | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-kvm | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade qemu-develUpgrade qemu-sbrunoUpgrade qemu-user-staticUpgrade qemu | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 2, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemuUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade kvmUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade xenUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-ksm | Dec 18, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-sparc | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 31, 2020 |
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