Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qemu-img package, versions <15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+10368+630e803b
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0.05% (23rd
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUIMG-2105115
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 12 Nov 2020
Introduced: 12 Nov 2020
CVE-2020-28916 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-img to version 15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+10368+630e803b or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-img package and not the qemu-img package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/01/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28916
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-11/msg03185.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00024.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1762
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
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