CVE-2016-7909

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11