First published: Tue May 17 2016(Updated: )
Quick Emulator(Qemu) built with the VMware-SVGA "chipset" emulation support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while processing VGA commands via its FIFO buffer. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS. Upstream patch -------------- -> <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05270.html">https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05270.html</a> Reference: ---------- -> <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/2">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/2</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
QEMU KVM | <=2.6.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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CVE-2016-4453 has a severity rating of High due to its ability to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-4453, update QEMU to a version greater than 2.6.0.
CVE-2016-4453 affects QEMU versions up to and including 2.6.0, as well as specific Ubuntu and Debian releases.
CVE-2016-4453 is a denial of service vulnerability that occurs due to an infinite loop issue in the VMware-SVGA chipset emulation.
A privileged user inside the guest system can exploit CVE-2016-4453 to crash the QEMU process.