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CVE-2016-9915
Published: Dec 29, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Memory leak in hw/9pfs/9p-handle.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local privileged guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by leveraging a missing cleanup operation in the handle backend.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
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94729
vdb-entry
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[qemu-devel] 20161116 [PATCH v3 0/4] 9pfs: add cleanup operation in handle/proxy backend
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GLSA-201701-49
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20161207 CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: memory leakage via proxy/handle callbacks
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[oss-security] 20161208 Re: CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: memory leakage via proxy/handle callbacks
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