CVE-2016-9907

Description

Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the USB redirector usb-guest support is vulnerable to a memory leakage flaw. It could occur while destroying the USB redirector in 'usbredir_handle_destroy'. A guest user/process could use this issue to leak host memory, resulting in DoS for a host.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
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/94759 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9907?
CVE-2016-9907 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9907?
To fix CVE-2016-9907, 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-2016-9907 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9907 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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