CVE-2016-8909

Description

The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg04682.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93842 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8909?
CVE-2016-8909 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8909?
To fix CVE-2016-8909, 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-2016-8909 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-8909 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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