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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-10-05T16:00:00

Updated: 2018-12-01T10:57:01

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-7909

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-10-05T16:59:12.243

Modified: 2020-11-10T18:54:23.040


Link: CVE-2016-7909

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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