Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20167908000
Revision Date:2016-10-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-7908 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-7908
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'qemu' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6').
  • BACK