QEMU hw/display/virtio-gpu.c virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d resource management

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A vulnerability was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d of the file hw/display/virtio-gpu.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_2D commands.

The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was released 12/10/2016 by Li Qiang with 360.cn Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7994 since 09/09/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94669 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities (USN-3125-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169386 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for qemu (SUSE-SU-2016:2879-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94669). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 92453, 92520, 93311 and 93998.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 94669
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities (USN-3125-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qemu FEDORA-2017-b953d4d3a4
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Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: USN-3125-1
Researcher: Li Qiang
Organization: 360.cn Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-7994 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93453 - QEMU 'hw/display/virtio-gpu.c' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 13:38
Updated: 10/05/2022 11:42
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (62), 06/22/2019 19:03 (16), 10/05/2022 11:42 (3)
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