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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-6490
The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator)...
Vulnerability Description
The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.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 descriptor buffer.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/9
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7aed70144b4673fc26e73062064b6724795e5f
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-07/msg06246.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 10th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.