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CVE-2016-7421

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Published: Dec 10, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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4.4
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The pvscsi_ring_pop_req_descr 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 failure to limit process IO loop to the ring size.

Affected (2)

Products: Qemu: Qemu · Debian: Debian Linux
Qemu
1 product
Qemu
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Qemu
Up to 2.7.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-834
Excessive Iteration
The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.

References (14)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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