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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1599-1 | qemu security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3931 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2974-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:13.545Z
Reserved: 2016-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-2858
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-07T19:59:03.483
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2858
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN