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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-539-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-540-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-571-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3573-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4731 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2974-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.465Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-3710

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-11T21:59:01.077

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3710

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-05-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3710 - Bugzilla

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