CVE-2016-2858

QEMU, when built with the Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) back-end support, allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an entropy request, which triggers arbitrary stack based allocation and memory corruption.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=60253ed1e6ec6d8e5ef2efe7bf755f475dce9956 - () http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=60253ed1e6ec6d8e5ef2efe7bf755f475dce9956 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/04/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/04/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84134 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84134 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 - Third Party Advisory () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314676 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314676 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-04-07 19:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:48


NVD link : CVE-2016-2858

Mitre link : CVE-2016-2858

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2858


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

qemu

  • qemu

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-331

Insufficient Entropy