CVE-2016-9923
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-9923 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-12-23 22:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-12-14 20:16:00 UTC |
| Description | Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the 'chardev' backend support is vulnerable to a use after free issue. It could occur while hotplug and unplugging the device in the guest. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash a Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-416
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-49) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| QEMU 'qemu-char.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: char: use after free issue in char backend | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, 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.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710389 Gentoo Linux QEMU Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-49)