What is the severity of CVE-2016-6836?

CVE-2016-6836 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on host memory information exposure.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6836?

To fix CVE-2016-6836, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-6836?

CVE-2016-6836 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and Debian Linux 8.0.

What type of attack does CVE-2016-6836 enable?

CVE-2016-6836 allows local guest OS administrators to leak sensitive host memory information.

When was CVE-2016-6836 disclosed?

CVE-2016-6836 was disclosed in August 2016, highlighting a significant security weakness in QEMU.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-6836

medium

CWE

665

10/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-6836

First published: Sat Dec 10 2016(Updated: )

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU KVM	<=2.7.1
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0

Remedy

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg02108.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6836?
CVE-2016-6836 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on host memory information exposure.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6836?
To fix CVE-2016-6836, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-6836?
CVE-2016-6836 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and Debian Linux 8.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2016-6836 enable?
CVE-2016-6836 allows local guest OS administrators to leak sensitive host memory information.
When was CVE-2016-6836 disclosed?
CVE-2016-6836 was disclosed in August 2016, highlighting a significant security weakness in QEMU.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6836?
CVE-2016-6836 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on host memory information exposure.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6836?
To fix CVE-2016-6836, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-6836?
CVE-2016-6836 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and Debian Linux 8.0.
What type of attack does CVE-2016-6836 enable?
CVE-2016-6836 allows local guest OS administrators to leak sensitive host memory information.
When was CVE-2016-6836 disclosed?
CVE-2016-6836 was disclosed in August 2016, highlighting a significant security weakness in QEMU.