CVE-2016-7156 | BDVDB-2026-79570 Detail
Description#
The pvscsi_convert_sglist 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 an incorrect cast.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/3
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00772.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92774
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.