VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5403
The virtqueue_pop function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by submitting requests without waiting for completion.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The virtqueue_pop function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by submitting requests without waiting for completion.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · oracle/linux · oracle/vm server · qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux · redhat/openstack · redhat/virtualization · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1585.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1586.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1606.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1607.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1652.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1653.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1654.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1655.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1756.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1763.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1943.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92148Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Third Party Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-184.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358359Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1585.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1586.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1606.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1607.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1652.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1653.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1654.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1655.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1756.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.