CVE-2016-8578: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-8578 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6Timeline
- 04-11-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.39% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 1:2.8+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
- qemu< 2.8.1-r1
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL42.2
Qemu1 product
- qemu≤ 2.7.1
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6
5 vendors · 6 products
References
12 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory