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CVE request Qemu: net: rtl8139: infinite loop while transmit in C+ mode
From: P J P <ppandit () redhat com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:10:24 +0530 (IST)
Hello,Quick Emulator(Qemu) built with the RTL8139 ethernet controller emulation support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while transmitting packets in C+ mode of operation.
A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to consume excessive CPU cycles on the host, resulting in DoS situation.
Upstream patch: --------------- -> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg05495.html Thank you. -- Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team 47AF CE69 3A90 54AA 9045 1053 DD13 3D32 FE5B 041F
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