VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8668
The rocker_io_writel function in hw/net/rocker/rocker.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit DMA buffer size.
MEDIUM 6.0EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The rocker_io_writel function in hw/net/rocker/rocker.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit DMA buffer size.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · opensuse/leap
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93566Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02501.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93566Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02501.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.