CVE-2016-6836
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.
How to fix CVE-2016-6836
To remediate CVE-2016-6836, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6836 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 | MEDIUM6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |