DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9102

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CVE-2016-9102
Published: 09 Dec 2016, 22:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

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

09 Dec 2016, 22:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory leak in the v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of Txattrcreate messages with the same fid number.

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

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.8+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.8+dfsg-1

References (1)