vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-5403: Important: kvm security update ((Multiple Advisories))
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 2, 2016 | Aug 9, 2016 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 2, 2016
Added
Aug 9, 2016
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
The virtqueue_pop function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by submitting requests without waiting for completion.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kmod-kvmredhat-upgrade-kmod-kvm-debugredhat-upgrade-kvmredhat-upgrade-kvm-debuginforedhat-upgrade-kvm-qemu-imgredhat-upgrade-kvm-toolsredhat-upgrade-libcacardredhat-upgrade-libcacard-develredhat-upgrade-libcacard-toolsredhat-upgrade-qemu-guest-agentredhat-upgrade-qemu-imgredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvmredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-commonredhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-debuginforedhat-upgrade-qemu-kvm-tools
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