Hello Stefan, +-- On Fri, 19 Feb 2021, Stefan Weil wrote --+ | If there are no recursions in normal use, the following patch should work: | | diff --git a/hw/net/eepro100.c b/hw/net/eepro100.c | index 16e95ef9cc..2474cf3dc2 100644 | --- a/hw/net/eepro100.c | +++ b/hw/net/eepro100.c | @@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ typedef struct { |      /* Quasi static device properties (no need to save them). */ |      uint16_t stats_size; |      bool has_extended_tcb_support; | + | +    /* Flag to avoid recursions. */ | +    bool busy; |  } EEPRO100State; | |  /* Word indices in EEPROM. */ | @@ -837,6 +840,14 @@ static void action_command(EEPRO100State *s) |         Therefore we limit the number of iterations. */ |      unsigned max_loop_count = 16; | | +    if (s->busy) { | +        /* Prevent recursions. */ | +        logout("recursion in %s:%u\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); | +        return; | +    } | + | +    s->busy = true; | + |      for (;;) { |          bool bit_el; |          bool bit_s; | @@ -933,6 +944,7 @@ static void action_command(EEPRO100State *s) |      } |      TRACE(OTHER, logout("CU list empty\n")); |      /* List is empty. Now CU is idle or suspended. */ | +    s->busy = false; |  } | |  static void eepro100_cu_command(EEPRO100State * s, uint8_t val) Please see: -> https://ruhr-uni-bochum.sciebo.de/s/NNWP2GfwzYKeKwE?path=%2Feepro100_stackoverflow1 * It does not seem to address above case. Thank you. -- Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team 8685 545E B54C 486B C6EB 271E E285 8B5A F050 DE8D