Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6835
CVE-2016-6835
Description
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
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Affected products
17- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 2.3.1-33.3.3+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-33.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.34.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-33.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-33.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_10-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_08-40.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_10-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_08-40.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_10-20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_08-40.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_10-20.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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