CVE-2016-7156 (GCVE-0-2016-7156)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
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Summary
The pvscsi_convert_sglist 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 an incorrect cast.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-09-06 00:00
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