Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu package, versions <2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
1.16% (86th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-QEMU-426924
- published 5 Oct 2016
- disclosed 5 Oct 2016
Introduced: 5 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-7161 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 qemu to version 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7161
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7161
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
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