First published: Fri Jan 29 2016(Updated: )
Qemu emulator built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS. Upstream patch: --------------- -> <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-02/msg06126.html">https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-02/msg06126.html</a> Reference: ---------- -> <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/8">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/8</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
QEMU KVM | <=2.5.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =15.10 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 |
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CVE-2016-2841 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-2841, upgrade to QEMU versions later than 2.5.0 where the vulnerability has been patched.
CVE-2016-2841 affects QEMU users with NE2000 NIC emulation support and is present in specific versions of Ubuntu Linux.
CVE-2016-2841 allows a privileged user inside the guest to crash the QEMU instance, leading to potential denial of service.
CVE-2016-2841 was disclosed in early 2016, highlighting a significant security risk in QEMU emulation.