CVE-2016-9776
Published: 29 December 2016
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33)
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.4)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=77d54985b85a0cb760330ec2bd92505e0a2a97a9 |
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|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg05324.html |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |