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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6833
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6833
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published December 10, 2016
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vmxnet3_io_bar0_write function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to check if the device is active.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | Debian:12 | 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 |
| qemu | Debian:14 | 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 |
| qemu | Debian:13 | 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
4.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | qemu | 0 |
| Debian:14 | qemu | 0 |
| Debian:13 | qemu | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 10, 2016 CVE Published
- Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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