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CVE-2016-8577
Published: Nov 4, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_read function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors related to an I/O read operation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201611-11
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20161010 CVE request: Qemu: 9pfs: host memory leakage in v9fs_read
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
openSUSE-SU-2016:3237
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20161010 Re: CVE request: Qemu: 9pfs: host memory leakage in v9fs_read
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
93473
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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