Description
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.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275 ↗
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html ↗
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.html ↗