Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7155
CVE-2016-7155
Description
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or infinite loop, and QEMU process crash) via a crafted page count for descriptor rings.
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Affected products
8- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
< 2.3.1-21.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00050.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92772nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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