Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Debian: CVE-2016-9907: qemu -- security update

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Debian: CVE-2016-9907: qemu -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/23/2016
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/20/2019
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the USB redirector usb-guest support is vulnerable to a memory leakage flaw. It could occur while destroying the USB redirector in 'usbredir_handle_destroy'. A guest user/process could use this issue to leak host memory, resulting in DoS for a host.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qemu

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;