NetSight
high8.4

CVE-2016-2857

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via …

Impact

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
QemuQemu
through 2.5.1.1
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
RedhatOpenstack
Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9
RedhatVirtualization
Versions 3.0, 4.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus
Versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus
Versions 7.3, 7.6, 7.7
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Versions 6.0, 7.0

Weakness classification

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