The pcnet_rdra_addr function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by setting the (1) receive or (2) transmit descriptor ring length to 0.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu | Mar 31, 2017 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-commonUpgrade qemu-kvm | Dec 4, 2019 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-kvm-common | Apr 16, 2020 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade xen-toolsUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade xen-develUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade xen-doc-pdfUpgrade kvmUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade xen-libs-32bitUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade xen-doc-htmlUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade xen-tools-xendomains-wait-diskUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade xen-libsUpgrade xen-tools-domUUpgrade qemuUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade xen | Nov 23, 2016 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-s390x | Nov 9, 2016 | Oct 5, 2016 |
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