Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-QEMUKVM-2512229
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Apr 2016

Introduced: 12 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2857  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 qemu-kvm to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0309.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

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