The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.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 descriptor buffer.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7aed70144b4673fc26e73062064b6724795e5f | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/9 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-07/msg06246.html | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7aed70144b4673fc26e73062064b6724795e5f | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/9 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-07/msg06246.html | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
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History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:56
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| References | () http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7aed70144b4673fc26e73062064b6724795e5f - | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/9 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-07/msg06246.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 - Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2016-12-10 00:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-6490
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6490
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6490
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                qemu
- qemu
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-120
                        
            Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
