CVE-2016-2858
Medium
Description
QEMU, when built with the Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) back-end support, allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (process crash) via an entropy request, which triggers arbitrary stack based allocation and memory corruption.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Qemu
PublishedApr 7, 2016
First seenApr 7, 2016
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qemu qemu | v ≤ 2.5.1.1 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
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