CVE-2016-9913
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_device_unrealize_common function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local privileged guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the order of resource cleanup.
How to fix CVE-2016-9913
To remediate CVE-2016-9913, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9913 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |