The pcnet_rdra_addr function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by setting the (1) receive or (2) transmit descriptor ring length to 0.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.html | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 | Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2016-10-05 16:59
Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21
NVD link : CVE-2016-7909
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7909
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7909
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
qemu
- qemu
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')