Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6833
CVE-2016-6833
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vmxnet3_io_bar0_write function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to check if the device is active.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01602.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/12/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93255nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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