CVE-2016-9102

Name: CVE-2016-9102
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-12-09T22:59:07.67+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6/10EPSS 0.38%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9102 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory leak in the v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of Txattrcreate messages with the same fid number.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Memory leak in the v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of Txattrcreate messages with the same fid number.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.38%

29.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qemu	Qemu	<= 2.7.1
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ff55e94d23ae94c8628b0115320157c763eb3e06
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/27/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg01861.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ff55e94d23ae94c8628b0115320157c763eb3e06
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/27/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg01861.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 9, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-9102?

How severe is CVE-2016-9102?

CVE-2016-9102 has a CVSS score of 6/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9102?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST