Vulnerability Description
Memory leak in hw/9pfs/9p.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 FileOperations.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.7.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=702dbcc274e2ca43be20ba64c758c0ca5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=702dbcc274e2ca43be20ba64c758c0ca5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-9914?
CVE-2016-9914 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Memory leak in hw/9pfs/9p.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 m...
How severe is CVE-2016-9914?
CVE-2016-9914 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-9914?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux.