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CVE-2016-8578
MEDIUM · CVSS 6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-04T21:59:02.723 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:32.817

Summary

The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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