1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 92cb9f9bfa..defc1fe49f 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1280,6 +1280,12 @@ static int qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    if (header.refcount_table_clusters == 0 && !(flags & BDRV_O_CHECK)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Image does not contain a reference count table");
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     ret = validate_table_offset(bs, s->refcount_table_offset,
                                 s->refcount_table_size, sizeof(uint64_t));
     if (ret < 0) {