ALPINE-CVE-2016-8577

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CVE-2016-8577
Published: 04 Nov 2016, 21:59
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Nov 2016, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory leak in the v9fs_read function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors related to an I/O read operation.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•qemu

    < 2.8.1-r1 | < 2.8.1-r1 | < 2.8.1-r1 | < 2.8.1-r1 | < 2.8.1-r1

References (1)