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CVE-2016-8910
Published: Nov 4, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201611-11
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20161024 Re: CVE request Qemu: net: rtl8139: infinite loop while transmit in C+ mode
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2392
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
openSUSE-SU-2016:3237
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
93844
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[qemu-devel] 20161024 [PATCH] net: rtl8139: limit processing of ring descript
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20161024 CVE request Qemu: net: rtl8139: infinite loop while transmit in C+ mode
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2408
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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