The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-11-04T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.271Z

Reserved: 2016-10-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8669

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-04T21:59:06.350

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:59:48.120

Link: CVE-2016-8669

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-10-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8669 - Bugzilla