Description
The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14
Scores
CVSS v3
3.5
EPSS
0.0157
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (26)
arista/eos
4.12
arista/eos
4.13
arista/eos
4.14
arista/eos
4.15
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.04
fedoraproject/fedora
21
fedoraproject/fedora
22
fedoraproject/fedora
23
... and 16 more
Published
Jan 31, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026