vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-4020: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 25, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 25, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
The patch_instruction function in hw/i386/kvmvapic.c in QEMU does not initialize the imm32 variable, which allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive information from host stack memory by accessing the Task Priority Register (TPR).
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-qemu
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