The net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the current fragment length.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu | Feb 20, 2019 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Apr 16, 2020 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemuUpgrade xen-develUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xenUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade xen-toolsUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade qemu-block-curl | Nov 3, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system | Nov 9, 2016 | Nov 9, 2016 |
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