vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-2857: Low: qemu-kvm security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Apr 11, 2016 | Jan 20, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 11, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-qemu-guest-agentredhat-upgrade-qemu-imgredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvmredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-commonredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-debuginforedhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-tools
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