On 08/08/19 11:48, P J P wrote: > +-- On Thu, 8 Aug 2019, Paolo Bonzini wrote --+ > | I am not sure this is worth a CVE. > > True, it is a low one, as QEMU consumes cycles on the host.
A guest that runs an infinite loop would be an easier way to do that. I suppose this one also blocks the monitor, but then "kill -9" is always your friend. :) Paolo > | The kernel can cause QEMU to break, but is there a practical case in which > | an unprivileged user can do that? > > QEMU does not break, it keeps running in interruptible sleep 'S' state. > They've a reproducer wherein guest does mmio calls to trigger the issue.
