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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| 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 qemuUpgrade qemu-user-staticUpgrade qemu-sbrunoUpgrade qemu-devel | 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-kvm-commonUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm | Apr 16, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade xenUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemuUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade kvm | Dec 18, 2015 | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 31, 2020 |
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