Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201668360000000
Revision Date
:
2016-12-10
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-6836 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-6836
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
qemu package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6').
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