Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6888
CVE-2016-6888
Description
Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
13- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03176.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92556nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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