CVE-2016-5403

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1756.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-184.html third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1655.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358359 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1763.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1585.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1653.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1607.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1654.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036476 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1606.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1586.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1943.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92148 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1652.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5403?
CVE-2016-5403 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5403?
To fix CVE-2016-5403, 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-2016-5403 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5403 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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