CVE-2016-7421

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…

published December 10, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00405 · 33.6th percentile
Published
2016-12-10T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 00:00Z
    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…
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