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Debian: CVE-2016-8669: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-8669: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.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 vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qemu
  • debian-upgrade-qemu-kvm

References

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