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CVE-2018-20216
QEMU can have an infinite loop in hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c because return values are not checked (and -1 is mishandled).
High7.5EPSS 3.9%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
QEMU can have an infinite loop in hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_dev_ring.c because return values are not checked (and -1 is mishandled).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- [oss-security] 20181219 CVE-2018-20216 QEMU: pvrdma: infinite loop in pvrdma_qp_send/recv (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [qemu-devel] 20181213 Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] pvrdma: check return value from pvrdma_idx_ring_has_ routines (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 106291 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-3923-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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