VDB
ALPINE-CVE-2016-8578
ALPINE-CVE-2016-8578
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.8 | qemu | 0, 0.10.6-r0, 0.10.6-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | qemu | 0, 0.10.6-r0, 0.11.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | qemu | 2.8.1-r0, 0, 0.10.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | qemu | 2.8.1-r0, 0, 0.10.6-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | qemu | 1.0-r1, 0, 0.10.6-r0 |
Timeline
- Nov 4, 2016 CVE Published
- Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch