DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7421

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-7421
Downstream
DLA-1599-1
Published: 10 Dec 2016, 00:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Dec 2016, 00:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The pvscsi_ring_pop_req_descr function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit process IO loop to the ring size.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.7+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.7+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.7+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.7+dfsg-1

References (1)