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CVE-2016-8910
MEDIUM · CVSS 6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-04T21:59:10.803 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:55:09.897

Summary

The rtl8139_cplus_transmit function in hw/net/rtl8139.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by leveraging failure to limit the ring descriptor count.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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