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CVE-2016-7156
Published: Dec 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The pvscsi_convert_sglist function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging an incorrect cast.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[qemu-devel] 20160906 [PATCH v3] scsi: pvscsi: avoid infinite loop while building SG list
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[oss-security] 20160906 CVE request: Qemu: scsi: pvscsi: infintie loop when building SG list
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[qemu-devel] 20160906 [PATCH v2] scsi: pvscsi: check request descriptor SG element count
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[oss-security] 20160906 Re: CVE request: Qemu: scsi: pvscsi: infintie loop when building SG list
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GLSA-201609-01
vendor-advisory
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[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
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92774
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