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Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 15:07:37 +0530 (IST)
From: P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>
To: oss security list <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
cc: Li Qiang <liqiang6-s@....cn>
Subject: CVE Request: Qemu: scsi: mptsas infinite loop in
mptsas_fetch_requests
Hello,
Quick Emulator(Qemu) built with the LSI SAS1068 Host Bus Adapter emulation
support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while fetching
new requests in mptsas_fetch_requests().
A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to consume excessive host
resources or crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS.
Upstream patch:
---------------
-> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04027.html
This issue was discovered and reported by Li Qiang of 360.cn Inc.
Thank you.
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Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team
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