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Medium
CVE-2016-5403
The virtqueue_pop function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU allows local guest...
Vulnerability Description
The virtqueue_pop function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by submitting requests without waiting for completion.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1756.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-184.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1655.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358359
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1763.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1585.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1653.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1607.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1654.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036476
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1606.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1586.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1943.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92148
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1652.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.html
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ubuntu linux, linux, vm server, qemu, debian linux, openstack, virtualization, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 5, 6, 7, 3.4, 0, 2.7.0, 8.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9, 3.0, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 2nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.