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.
| 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-kvm-commonUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-img | Apr 16, 2020 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-langUpgrade xen-develUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade xenUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade xen-tools | Nov 3, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-arm | Nov 9, 2016 | Nov 9, 2016 |
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