CVE-2016-6835
Published: 18 August 2016
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/eb700029c7836798046191d62d595363d92c84d4 upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d (2.6) |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.0 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | High |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |