AZL-9068
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-9068.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-9068
- Upstream
- Published
- 2022-03-16T15:15:09Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-21T04:34:57Z
- Severity
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- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- CVE-2021-20257 affecting package qemu for versions less than 6.2.0-2
- Details
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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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