Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8668
CVE-2016-8668
Description
The rocker_io_writel function in hw/net/rocker/rocker.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit DMA buffer size.
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Affected products
8- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2
< 6.1.0-32.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.1.0-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.2-31.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/8nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02501.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93566nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11nvdThird Party Advisory
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