What is the severity of CVE-2016-8667?

CVE-2016-8667 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability because it allows denial of service through a divide-by-zero error resulting in QEMU crash.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8667?

To fix CVE-2016-8667, you should update QEMU to version 2.9.0 or later, or apply any patches provided by your operating system vendor.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-8667?

CVE-2016-8667 affects local guest OS administrators running QEMU versions up to 2.8.1.1 and 2.9.0 release candidate.

What systems are impacted by CVE-2016-8667?

Systems impacted by CVE-2016-8667 include QEMU KVM on various platforms, as well as openSUSE and Debian versions mentioned in the vulnerability report.

What type of attack is associated with CVE-2016-8667?

The attack associated with CVE-2016-8667 can be described as a denial-of-service attack due to the exploitation of a divide-by-zero error.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8667

medium

CWE

369

4/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8667: Divide by Zero

First published: Fri Nov 04 2016(Updated: )

The rc4030_write function in hw/dma/rc4030.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via a large interval timer reload value.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU KVM	<=2.8.1.1
QEMU KVM	=2.9.0-rc0
openSUSE	=42.2
Debian Debian Linux	=8.0

Remedy

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8667?
CVE-2016-8667 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability because it allows denial of service through a divide-by-zero error resulting in QEMU crash.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8667?
To fix CVE-2016-8667, you should update QEMU to version 2.9.0 or later, or apply any patches provided by your operating system vendor.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-8667?
CVE-2016-8667 affects local guest OS administrators running QEMU versions up to 2.8.1.1 and 2.9.0 release candidate.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2016-8667?
Systems impacted by CVE-2016-8667 include QEMU KVM on various platforms, as well as openSUSE and Debian versions mentioned in the vulnerability report.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2016-8667?
The attack associated with CVE-2016-8667 can be described as a denial-of-service attack due to the exploitation of a divide-by-zero error.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8667?
CVE-2016-8667 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability because it allows denial of service through a divide-by-zero error resulting in QEMU crash.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8667?
To fix CVE-2016-8667, you should update QEMU to version 2.9.0 or later, or apply any patches provided by your operating system vendor.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-8667?
CVE-2016-8667 affects local guest OS administrators running QEMU versions up to 2.8.1.1 and 2.9.0 release candidate.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2016-8667?
Systems impacted by CVE-2016-8667 include QEMU KVM on various platforms, as well as openSUSE and Debian versions mentioned in the vulnerability report.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2016-8667?
The attack associated with CVE-2016-8667 can be described as a denial-of-service attack due to the exploitation of a divide-by-zero error.