Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7422
CVE-2016-7422
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 (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via a large I/O descriptor buffer length value.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03546.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92996nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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