DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2857

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CVE-2016-2857
Published: 12 Apr 2016, 02:00
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
8.4 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Apr 2016, 02:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.6+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-1

References (1)