Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7909
CVE-2016-7909
Description
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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Affected products
33- osv-coords32 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/xen&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
< 6.1.0-32.1+ 31 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.1.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.15.1_01-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-50.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-24.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-24.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-24.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_02-22.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.1_02-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.6_08-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_10-43.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_02-22.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.1_02-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_05-22.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_10-43.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_05-22.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_02-22.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.1_02-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_10-43.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.5_02-22.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.7.1_02-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-30.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11nvdThird Party Advisory
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