CVE-2016-9907
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CVE-2016-9907 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the USB redirector usb-guest support is vulnerable to a memory leakage flaw. It could occur while destroying the USB redirector in 'usbredir_handle_destroy'. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the USB redirector usb-guest support is vulnerable to a memory leakage flaw. It could occur while destroying the USB redirector in 'usbredir_handle_destroy'. A guest user/process could use this issue to leak host memory, resulting in DoS for a host.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.7.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 8 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 9 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 10 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 11 |
| Redhat | Virtualization | 4.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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