The rtl8139_cplus_transmit function in hw/net/rtl8139.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by leveraging failure to limit the ring descriptor count.
References
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/2 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93844 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg05495.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 | Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2016-11-04 21:59
Updated : 2023-02-12 23:27
NVD link : CVE-2016-8910
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8910
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8910
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Products Affected
qemu
- qemu
redhat
- virtualization
- openstack
- enterprise_linux
opensuse
- leap
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')