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CVE-2016-6833
Published: Dec 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vmxnet3_io_bar0_write function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to check if the device is active.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
93255
vdb-entry
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[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
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[oss-security] 20160812 CVE request: Qemu net: vmxnet3: use after free while writing
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[qemu-devel] 20160809 [PULL 2/3] net: vmxnet3: check for device_active before write
mailing-list
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GLSA-201609-01
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20160817 Re: CVE request: Qemu net: vmxnet3: use after free while writing
mailing-list
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