Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qemu-guest-agent package, versions *


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.33% (71st percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.8 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-QEMUGUESTAGENT-1947197
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 15 Sep 2015

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 qemu-guest-agent.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-guest-agent package and not the qemu-guest-agent package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.