Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.28


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-QEMUKVM-343355
  • published12 Apr 2016
  • 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 Ubuntu:12.04 qemu-kvm to version 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.28 or higher.

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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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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