The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.
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-2016-9734 The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.281Z

Reserved: 2016-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8909

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-04T21:59:09.693

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

Link: CVE-2016-8909

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-10-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8909 - Bugzilla

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