What is the severity of CVE-2016-8578?

CVE-2016-8578 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service through a NULL pointer dereference.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8578?

To fix CVE-2016-8578, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

What software is affected by CVE-2016-8578?

CVE-2016-8578 affects QEMU versions up to and including 2.7.1, as well as specific Linux distributions such as openSUSE Leap 42.2 and Debian 8.0.

Who can exploit CVE-2016-8578?

CVE-2016-8578 can be exploited by local guest OS administrators who can send malicious parameters to the 9P operation.

What is the impact of CVE-2016-8578?

The impact of CVE-2016-8578 is a denial of service which results in the QEMU process crashing.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8578

medium

CWE

476

4/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8578: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Fri Nov 04 2016(Updated: )

The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU KVM	<=2.7.1
openSUSE	=42.2
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0

Remedy

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service through a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8578?
To fix CVE-2016-8578, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 affects QEMU versions up to and including 2.7.1, as well as specific Linux distributions such as openSUSE Leap 42.2 and Debian 8.0.
Who can exploit CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 can be exploited by local guest OS administrators who can send malicious parameters to the 9P operation.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-8578?
The impact of CVE-2016-8578 is a denial of service which results in the QEMU process crashing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 has a medium severity rating due to its ability to cause denial of service through a NULL pointer dereference.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8578?
To fix CVE-2016-8578, upgrade QEMU to version 2.7.2 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What software is affected by CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 affects QEMU versions up to and including 2.7.1, as well as specific Linux distributions such as openSUSE Leap 42.2 and Debian 8.0.
Who can exploit CVE-2016-8578?
CVE-2016-8578 can be exploited by local guest OS administrators who can send malicious parameters to the 9P operation.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-8578?
The impact of CVE-2016-8578 is a denial of service which results in the QEMU process crashing.