vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-20257: Infinite Loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | 2022-03-16 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-02 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
2022-03-16
Added
2024-10-01
Modified
2024-10-02
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-qemu
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