CVE-2016-6834
Published on: 12/09/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:12 PM UTC
Certain versions of Debian Linux from Debian contain the following vulnerability:
The net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the current fragment length.
- CVE-2016-6834 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 4.4 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | HIGH | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | 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 |
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[Qemu-devel] [PULL 1/3] net: check fragment length during fragmentation | Patch Third Party Advisory lists.gnu.org text/x-diff |
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[SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update | Mailing List Third Party Advisory lists.debian.org text/html |
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QEMU '/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c' Packet Fragmentation Denial of Service Vulnerability | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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oss-security - CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | Patch Vendor Advisory git.qemu.org text/xml |
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oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: an infinite loop during packet fragmentation | Mailing List Third Party Advisory www.openwall.com text/html |
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QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201609-01) — Gentoo security | Third Party Advisory security.gentoo.org text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc0 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc2 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc0 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.7.0 | rc2 | All | All |
Application | Qemu | Qemu | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE