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CVE-2016-8578

The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.

  • Published: Nov 4, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-8578
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
qemu / qemu - 2.7.1.x
opensuse / leap 42.2 42.2.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x