Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7773 Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.554Z

Reserved: 2016-08-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6888

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-10T00:59:09.370

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6888

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6888 - Bugzilla

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