CVE-2016-2197: Null Pointer Dereference

Published Jan 26, 2016
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Updated

Last updated 24 July 2024

Other sources

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with an IDE AHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference flaw. It occurs while unmapping the Frame Information Structure (FIS) and Command List Block (CLB) entries. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS.

Launchpad

Qemu emulator built with an IDE AHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference flaw. It occurs while unmapping the Frame Information Structure(FIS) & Command List Block(CLB) entries.

A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process instance resulting in DoS.

Upstream patch: --------------- -> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg06114.html

Reference: ---------- -> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/30/1

Red Hat

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Qemu Qemu<=2.5.1.1
debian/qemu
1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u31:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u21:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u121:10.0.0~rc2+ds-21:10.0.0~rc3+ds-2

Event History

Jan 26, 2016
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 29, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:16 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:09 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:24 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2016-2197?

CVE-2016-2197 is a vulnerability in QEMU that allows a privileged user inside the guest to crash the QEMU process.

2

How does CVE-2016-2197 occur?

CVE-2016-2197 occurs due to a null pointer dereference flaw while unmapping the Frame Information Structure (FIS) and Command List Block (CLB) entries in QEMU with IDE AHCI emulation support.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2197?

The severity of CVE-2016-2197 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5 (out of 10).

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2016-2197?

QEMU versions 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.2 (Ubuntu wily) up to inclusive version 2.5.1.1 (QEMU qemu) are affected. There are also multiple affected versions in Debian.

5

How can CVE-2016-2197 be fixed?

To fix CVE-2016-2197, update QEMU to the recommended versions: 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8, 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u11, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3, 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2, 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u2, or 1:8.1.2+ds-1.

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