CVE-2016-8909

The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93842 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg04682.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93842 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg04682.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2016-11-04 21:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-8909

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8909

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8909


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Products Affected

qemu

  • qemu

debian

  • debian_linux

redhat

  • virtualization
  • openstack
  • enterprise_linux

opensuse

  • leap
CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')