CVE-2016-9912 describes a memory leakage vulnerability in Quick Emulator (Qemu) when using Virtio GPU Device emulator support. Specifically, the flaw occurs during the destruction of GPU resource objects in 'virtio_gpu_resource_destroy', allowing a guest user or process to leak host memory bytes. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with the primary impact being a denial-of-service (DoS) on the host system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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