CVE-2016-6490

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the descriptor buffer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 10, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6490: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix