DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6836

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-6836
Downstream
DLA-1599-1
Published: 10 Dec 2016, 00:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

10 Dec 2016, 00:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.

CVSS Metrics

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

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 | < 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1

References (1)