Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5403

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.

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Affected products

QEMU/Qemu3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.0
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Red Hat/Openstack5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Virtualization
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/VM Server
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Desktop2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Aus6 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Eus6 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Tus4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Workstation2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/QEMUllm-create
osv-coords22 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1 pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
< 2.6.1-1.5+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.1-1.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-184.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1585.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1607.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1652.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1653.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1756.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1763.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1943.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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www.securityfocus.com/bid/92148nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036476nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2nvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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