CVE-2016-8668
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8668 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-11-04 21:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-10-21 20:25:00 UTC |
| Description | The rocker_io_writel function in hw/net/rocker/rocker.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit DMA buffer size. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-120
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] net: rocker: set limit to DMA buffer size | MLIST | lists.gnu.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Qemu '/hw/net/rocker/rocker.c' Local Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-11) — Gentoo Security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request Qemu: net: OOB buffer access in rocker switch emulation | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: net: OOB buffer access in rocker switch emulation | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:3237-1: moderate: Security update for qemu | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.