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CVE-2016-2857

Published: 11 April 2016

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24)
upstream Needs triage

wily
Released (1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.4)
xenial
Released (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=362786f14a753d8a5256ef97d7c10ed576d6572b
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.28)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H