Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qemu package, versions <1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-QEMU-1050026
  • published10 Dec 2020
  • disclosed4 Dec 2020

Introduced: 4 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-28916  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 qemu to version 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.12 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1