The (1) BMDMA and (2) AHCI HBA interfaces in the IDE functionality in QEMU 1.0 through 2.1.3 have multiple interpretations of a function's return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a host OS denial of service (memory consumption or infinite loop, and system crash) via a PRDT with zero complete sectors, related to the bmdma_prepare_buf and ahci_dma_prepare_buf functions.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade qemu | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xen-toolsUpgrade xen-develUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade kvmUpgrade xenUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade xen-libs-32bit | Mar 28, 2016 | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-kvm | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 21, 2015 |
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