The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-698-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9924 The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.565Z

Reserved: 2016-10-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9103

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-09T22:59:09.123

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

Link: CVE-2016-9103

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-10-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9103 - Bugzilla

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