CVE-2016-2841
Published on: 06/16/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 02/12/2023 11:17:00 PM UTC
Certain versions of Ubuntu Linux from Canonical contain the following vulnerability:
The ne2000_receive function in the NE2000 NIC emulation support (hw/net/ne2000.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via crafted values for the PSTART and PSTOP registers, involving ring buffer control.
- CVE-2016-2841 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 6 - MEDIUM
| Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCAL | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
| CHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 2.1 - LOW
| Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
| NONE | NONE | PARTIAL |
CVE References
| Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update | lists.debian.org text/html |
MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | Vendor Advisory git.qemu.org text/xml |
MISC git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=415ab35a441eca767d033a2702223e785b9d5190 |
| QEMU 'ne2000.c' CVE-2016-2841 Denial of Service Vulnerability | cve.report (archive) text/html |
BID 84028 |
| [Qemu-devel] 答复: [PATCH v2] net: ne2000: check ring buffer control regis | Vendor Advisory lists.gnu.org text/html |
MLIST [qemu-devel] 20160226 Re: [PATCH v2] net: ne2000: check ring buffer control registers |
| oss-security - CVE request Qemu: net: ne2000: infinite loop in ne2000_receive | www.openwall.com text/html |
MLIST [oss-security] 20160302 CVE request Qemu: net: ne2000: infinite loop in ne2000_receive |
| 1303106 – (CVE-2016-2841) CVE-2016-2841 Qemu: net: ne2000: infinite loop in ne2000_receive | bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303106 |
| USN-2974-1: QEMU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
UBUNTU USN-2974-1 |
| QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201609-01) — Gentoo security | security.gentoo.org text/html |
GENTOO GLSA-201609-01 |
| [Qemu-stable] [ANNOUNCE] QEMU 2.5.1 Stable released | Vendor Advisory lists.nongnu.org text/html |
MLIST [qemu-stable] 20160329 [Qemu-stable] [ANNOUNCE] QEMU 2.5.1 Stable released |
There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE