Vulnerability Description
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the ColdFire Fast Ethernet Controller emulator support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while receiving packets in 'mcf_fec_receive'. A privileged user/process inside guest could use this issue to crash the QEMU process on the host leading to DoS.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.7.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94638Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400829Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg05324.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94638Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400829Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg05324.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-9776?
CVE-2016-9776 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the ColdFire Fast Ethernet Controller emulator support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while receiving packets in 'mcf_fec_receive'. A priv...
How severe is CVE-2016-9776?
CVE-2016-9776 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9776?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux.