CVE-2016-8909
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%
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.
Affected configurations
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/24/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93842
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg04682.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
6 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%