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CVE-2016-8578
Published: Nov 4, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20161010 Re: CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: potential NULL dereferencein 9pfs routines
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[oss-security] 20161010 CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: potential NULL dereferencein 9pfs routines
mailing-list
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GLSA-201611-11
vendor-advisory
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openSUSE-SU-2016:3237
vendor-advisory
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93474
vdb-entry
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[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
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[qemu-devel] 20160927 Re: [PATCH] 9pfs: make unmarshal V9fsString more robust
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