medium6.0
CVE-2016-4454
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause …
Impact
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | through 2.6.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90927
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336429
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05271.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90927
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336429
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05271.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01