CVE-2016-7161
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 16.7%qemu-kvm - security update
Published: 10/5/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1:2.7+dfsg-1
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u16
- Debian/qemu-kvmfrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u16
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |