Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20161714000
Revision Date:2016-04-07Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-1714 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1714
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'qemu-kvm' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.27').
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