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HistoryMar 16, 2022 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-20257

2022-03-1615:15:09
Google
osv.dev
11
qemu
e1000 nic
infinite loop
denial of service
system availability
vulnerability

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

14.2%

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.