QEMU hw/audio/intel-hda.c intel_hda_xfer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in QEMU and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function intel_hda_xfer of the file hw/audio/intel-hda.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-8909. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the function intel_hda_xfer of the file hw/audio/intel-hda.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The intel_hda_xfer function in hw/audio/intel-hda.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via an entry with the same value for buffer length and pointer position.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2016 with Huawei (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8909 since 10/24/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900047 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. 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)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (900047) and SecurityFocus (BID 93842†). See VDB-92454, VDB-92455, VDB-92462 and VDB-93307 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 900047
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OpenVAS ID: 65785
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for qemu openSUSE-SU-2016:3103-1 (qemu)
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11/04/2016 +11 days 🔍
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09/29/2022 +2152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2392
Organization: Huawei
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93313
SecurityFocus: 93842 - QEMU CVE-2016-8909 Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2016 22:11
Updated: 09/29/2022 14:41
Changes: 11/07/2016 22:11 (57), 05/26/2019 16:23 (12), 09/29/2022 14:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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