CVE-2016-10155

Description

Memory leak in hw/watchdog/wdt_i6300esb.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95770 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/4 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb7a20a3616085d46aa6b4b4224e15587ec67e6e
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/14 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10155?
CVE-2016-10155 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10155?
To fix CVE-2016-10155, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10155 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10155 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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