UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10029

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-10029
Downstream
USN-3261-1
Published: 27 Feb 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:36

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Feb 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:36
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The virtio_gpu_set_scanout function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with Virtio GPU Device emulator support allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and process crash) via a scanout id in a VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT command larger than num_scanouts.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•qemu

    < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11

References (4)