Information Exposure Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-QEMUKVM-1967928
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Oct 2016

Introduced: 8 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-9103  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 qemu-kvm.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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