# CVE-2021-20255: A stack overflow via an infinite recursion vulnerability was found in the eepro100 i8255x device emulator of QEMU.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a QEMU: all versions

## Description

A stack overflow via an infinite recursion vulnerability was found in the eepro100 i8255x device emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing controller commands due to a DMA reentry issue. This flaw allows a guest user or process to consume CPU cycles or crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a QEMU, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1930646
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/1
- https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/NNWP2GfwzYKeKwE?path=%2Feepro100_stackoverflow1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0003/

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