CVE-2016-9103
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200
Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
09/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.00
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Deb687602853b4ae656e9236ee4222609f3a6887d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93955
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg01790.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Deb687602853b4ae656e9236ee4222609f3a6887d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93955
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg01790.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11