GSD-2016-7156

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
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CVE-2016-7156
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