CVE-2016-6351 Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-QEMU-427477
- published 7 Sep 2016
- disclosed 7 Sep 2016
Introduced: 7 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-6351 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
qemu
to version 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu
package and not the qemu
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
The esp_do_dma function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with ESP/NCR53C9x controller emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving DMA read into ESP command buffer.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6351
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=926cde5f3e4d2504ed161ed0cb771ac7cad6fd11
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=cc96677469388bad3d66479379735cf75db069e3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92119
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6351
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=926cde5f3e4d2504ed161ed0cb771ac7cad6fd11
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cc96677469388bad3d66479379735cf75db069e3