Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166833000
Revision Date:2016-12-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-6833 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:Use-after-free vulnerability in the vmxnet3_io_bar0_write function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to check if the device is active.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-6833
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'qemu' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6').
    • BACK