Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9106
Memory leak in the v9fs_write function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging failure to free an IO vector.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-9106
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9106
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9106
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.0
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.5
|
4.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9106
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The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9106
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/10
oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: memory leakage in v9fs_writeMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02623.html
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2] 9pfs: fix memory leak in v9fs_writePatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdfcc9aeea1492f4b819a24c94dfb678145b1bf9
QEMU ยท GitLab
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93964
QEMU 'hw/9pfs/9p.c' Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:3237-1: moderate: Security update for qemuMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/28/4
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: memory leakage in v9fs_writeMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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