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CVE-2021-20203
Published: Feb 25, 2021
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | qemu | affected versions up to v5.2.0 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922441
x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1913873
x_refsource_MISC
[debian-lts-announce] 20210410 [SECURITY] [DLA 2623-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-202208-27
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[debian-lts-announce] 20220905 [SECURITY] [DLA 3099-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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