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CVE-2016-6834
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-10T00:59:05.120 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:51:51.540

Summary

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.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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