| Name | CVE-2016-7908 |
| Description | The mcf_fec_do_tx function in hw/net/mcf_fec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not properly limit the buffer descriptor count when transmitting packets, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a buffer descriptor with a length of 0 and crafted values in bd.flags. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1599-1, DLA-652-1, DLA-653-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 839835 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u23 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u17 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u19 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u12 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:9.1.1+ds-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u16 | DLA-652-1 | ||
| qemu | source | jessie | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u8 | DLA-1599-1 | ||
| qemu | source | (unstable) | 1:2.8+dfsg-1 | 839835 | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u16 | DLA-653-1 | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg05557.html
Fixed by: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=070c4b92b8cd5390889716677a0b92444d6e087a