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CVE-2016-7909

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 servic

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 7

securityfocus.com

security.gentoo.org

openwall.com

lists.opensuse.org

lists.debian.org

lists.gnu.org