CVE-2018-20216 (NVD)

2018-12-20

QEMU can have an infinite loop in hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c because return values are not checked (and -1 is mishandled).

Products Ubuntu_linux, Qemu
Type Unchecked Return Value (CWE-252)
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') (CWE-835)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-12/msg03052.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3923-1/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/12/19/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106291