vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-7909: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 5, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 5, 2016
Added
Mar 31, 2017
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-qemudebian-upgrade-qemu-kvm
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