CVE-2016-8669

MEDIUM

QEMU < 2.7.1 - Denial of Service via Serial Update Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/9
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93563
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408

Scores

CVSS v3 6.0
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-369
Status published
Products (10)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
opensuse/leap 42.2
qemu/qemu < 2.7.1
redhat/openstack 6.0
redhat/openstack 7.0
redhat/openstack 8
redhat/openstack 9
redhat/openstack 10
redhat/openstack 11
redhat/virtualization 4.0
Published Nov 04, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026