First published: Fri Dec 09 2016(Updated: )
The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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QEMU KVM | <=2.7.1 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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CVE-2016-9103 is categorized as a medium-severity vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2016-9103, upgrade QEMU to a version later than 2.7.1.
CVE-2016-9103 affects QEMU versions up to and including 2.7.1 and Debian Linux 8.0.
CVE-2016-9103 allows local guest OS administrators to read sensitive heap memory of the host.
No, CVE-2016-9103 is a local vulnerability that requires access to the guest operating system.