What is CVE-2016-1714?

CVE-2016-1714 is a vulnerability in QEMU that allows guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service by triggering an out-of-bounds read or write access, leading to a process crash.

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1714?

The severity of CVE-2016-1714 is high with a severity value of 7 (out of 10).

How does CVE-2016-1714 impact QEMU?

CVE-2016-1714 can cause a denial of service in QEMU due to out-of-bounds read or write access and process crashes.

What versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2016-1714?

The affected versions of QEMU include 1.0+, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.2, and later versions up to 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8, 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u10, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2, 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u1, 1:8.1.0+ds-6, 1:8.1.1+ds-1.

How can I mitigate CVE-2016-1714?

Mitigating CVE-2016-1714 involves updating QEMU to a version that includes the fix for the vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-1714

high

8.1

CWE

119

6/1/2016

7/4/2016

5/8/2024

CVE-2016-1714: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Jan 06 2016(Updated: )

Last updated 24 July 2024

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Redhat Openstack	=5.0
Oracle Linux	=6
Oracle Linux	=7
QEMU qemu	<=2.3.0
debian/qemu		1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u7 1:9.1.1+ds-5

Remedy

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg00428.html

Remedy

https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!qemu-kvm.git/95f32b8c9b6232aa8ecb8e7d520ac1a3f1290e9b/SOURCES!kvm-fw_cfg-add-check-to-validate-current-entry-value-CVE.patch

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-1714?
CVE-2016-1714 is a vulnerability in QEMU that allows guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service by triggering an out-of-bounds read or write access, leading to a process crash.
What is the severity of CVE-2016-1714?
The severity of CVE-2016-1714 is high with a severity value of 7 (out of 10).
How does CVE-2016-1714 impact QEMU?
CVE-2016-1714 can cause a denial of service in QEMU due to out-of-bounds read or write access and process crashes.
What versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2016-1714?
The affected versions of QEMU include 1.0+, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.2, and later versions up to 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8, 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u10, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2, 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u1, 1:8.1.0+ds-6, 1:8.1.1+ds-1.
How can I mitigate CVE-2016-1714?
Mitigating CVE-2016-1714 involves updating QEMU to a version that includes the fix for the vulnerability.

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