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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-689-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-698-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8758 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:20.944Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7909

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-05T16:59:12.243

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

Link: CVE-2016-7909

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7909 - Bugzilla

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