Description
The pvscsi_convert_sglist function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging an incorrect cast.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/3 ↗
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00772.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/2 ↗
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 ↗
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92774 ↗