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 qemu | <=2.7.1 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =42.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
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