🛡️ AZL-9068 — qemu

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2021-20257 affecting package qemu for versions less than 6.2.0-2

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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

Affected software

AZL-9068 is recorded against 1 package.

  • qemu (fixed in 6.2.0-2)

Timeline and source

Published on 16 March 2022 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-03-16
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-04-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
qemu — 6.2.0-2

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