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CVE-2016-6834
Published: Dec 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the current fragment length.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
92446
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201609-01
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20160817 Re: CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation
mailing-list
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[qemu-devel] 20160809 [PULL 1/3] net: check fragment length during fragmentation
mailing-list
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[oss-security] 20160812 CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation
mailing-list
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[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
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