CVE-2016-6490
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the descriptor buffer.
How to fix CVE-2016-6490
To remediate CVE-2016-6490, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6490 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |