Security Advisory

CVE-2016-8909

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MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.
Published Date November 4, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory