CVE-2016-4964
First published: Sat Dec 10 2016(Updated: )
The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU consumption or QEMU process crash) via vectors involving s->state.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| QEMU qemu | <=2.6.2 |
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Reference Links
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06630554ccbdd25780aa03c3548aaff1eb56dffd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/7
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
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