The pvscsi_ring_pop_req_descr 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 failure to limit process IO loop to the ring size.
| 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-kvmUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Apr 16, 2020 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu | Nov 29, 2016 | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-kvm | Nov 9, 2016 | Nov 9, 2016 |
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