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A vulnerability was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file hw/net/eepro100.c of the component i8255x NIC Device Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Memory leak in hw/net/eepro100.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging an i8255x (PRO100) NIC device.
The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was presented 12/09/2016 by Li Qiang with 360.cn Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9101 since 10/28/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95316 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2016:2902-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169412 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for qemu (SUSE-SU-2016:2988-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95316). See 92455, 93308, 93309 and 93310 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 95316
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2016:2902-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 65785
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for qemu openSUSE-SU-2016:3103-1 (qemu)
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Timeline
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Sources
Product: qemu.orgAdvisory: DLA 1599-1
Researcher: Li Qiang
Organization: 360.cn Inc.
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-9101 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93957 - QEMU 'hw/net/eepro100.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 12/10/2016 13:38Updated: 10/05/2022 12:04
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (62), 06/22/2019 20:15 (16), 10/05/2022 12:04 (3)
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