Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,2.5.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-3007203
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed16 Jun 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 2.5.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The ne2000_receive function in the NE2000 NIC emulation support (hw/net/ne2000.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via crafted values for the PSTART and PSTOP registers, involving ring buffer control.

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