First published: Fri Jun 18 2021(Updated: )
A KVM guest can crash qemu-kvm (likely with a stack overflow) when the guest has been started with the intel-hda device. According to the upstream ticket, the crash is due to a stack overflow. References: <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1907497">https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1907497</a> <a href="https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/542">https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/542</a>
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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QEMU QEMU-KVM |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-1973784 is considered high due to the potential for the KVM guest to crash and cause service disruption.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-1973784, ensure that you update your QEMU installation to the latest version that resolves the stack overflow issue.
Symptoms of REDHAT-BUG-1973784 include instability in the qemu-kvm service and crashes when running a KVM guest with the intel-hda device.
The systems affected by REDHAT-BUG-1973784 are those running QEMU qemu-kvm with the intel-hda device configured.
A possible workaround for REDHAT-BUG-1973784 is to avoid using the intel-hda device in KVM guests until the issue is resolved.