CVE-2016-3710

High

Description

The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS administrators to execute arbitrary code on the host by changing access modes after setting the bank register, aka the "Dark Portal" issue.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductQemu
PublishedMay 11, 2016
First seenMay 11, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qemu qemuv ≤ 2.5.1, 2.6.0—
debian debian_linux8.0—
hp helion_openstack2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, 2.1.4—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04—
oracle vm_server3.2, 3.3, 3.4—
oracle linux5, 6, 7—
citrix xenserverv ≤ 7.0—
redhat openstack5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8—
redhat virtualization3.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop6.0, 7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server6.0, 7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 7.7—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation6.0, 7.0—

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