CVE - CVE-2016-6834

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6834	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.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 current fragment length.
References
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MISC:92446 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92446 MISC:GLSA-201609-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 MISC:[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html MISC:[oss-security] 20160812 CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/8 MISC:[oss-security] 20160817 Re: CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/7 MISC:[qemu-devel] 20160809 [PULL 1/3] net: check fragment length during fragmentation URL:https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01601.html MISC:http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ead315e43ea0c2ca3491209c6c8db8ce3f2bbe05 URL:http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ead315e43ea0c2ca3491209c6c8db8ce3f2bbe05
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160817	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160817)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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