Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting ocaml-libnbd-devel package, versions <0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7860+a7792d29
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 18 Mar 2021
Introduced: 18 Mar 2021
CVE-2021-3416 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 ocaml-libnbd-devel to version 0:1.2.2-1.module+el8.3.0+7860+a7792d29 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3061.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ocaml-libnbd-devel package and not the ocaml-libnbd-devel package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A potential stack overflow via infinite loop issue was found in various NIC emulators of QEMU in versions up to and including 5.2.0. The issue occurs in loopback mode of a NIC wherein reentrant DMA checks get bypassed. A guest user/process may use this flaw to consume CPU cycles or crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2021-3416.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3061.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9172.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3061
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3703
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3416
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1932827
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0002/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/26/1