CVE-2016-3710
Published: 09 May 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 8.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=3bf1817079bb0d80c0d8a86a7c7dd0bfe90eb82e |
||
|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
xen Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6])
|
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| Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. | ||
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | A.K.A. "Dark Portal" |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3710
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2974-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian