VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7909

The pcnet_rdra_addr function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by setting the (1) receive or (2) transmit descriptor ring length to 0.

MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-835
Affected: qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.