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CVE-2020-28916

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Dec 04, 2020 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
2.5 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28916
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
QemuQemu5.0.0 (including)5.0.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatvirt-devel:rhel-8040020210317013608.9f9e2e7e*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatvirt:rhel-8040020210317013608.9f9e2e7e*
QemuUbuntubionic*
QemuUbuntudevel*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
QemuUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
QemuUbuntufocal*
QemuUbuntugroovy*
QemuUbuntutrusty*
QemuUbuntuupstream*

References

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