QEMU Txattrcreate Message hw/9pfs/9p.c v9fs_xattrcreate resource management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is the function v9fs_xattrcreate of the file hw/9pfs/9p.c of the component Txattrcreate Message Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Memory leak in the v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of Txattrcreate messages with the same fid number.

The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was shared 12/09/2016 by Li Qiang with 360.cn Inc. (Website). The advisory is available at git.qemu.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9102 since 10/28/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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). The entries 92455, 93308, 93309 and 93310 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ff55e94d23ae94c8628b0115320157c763eb3e06

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Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: DLA 1599-1
Researcher: Li Qiang
Organization: 360.cn Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9102 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93962 - QEMU 'hw/9pfs/9p.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 12/10/2016 13:38
Updated: 10/05/2022 12:11
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (63), 06/22/2019 20:21 (17), 10/05/2022 12:11 (5)
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