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CVE-2016-9912

17
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9912Low

Qemu: display: virtio-gpu: memory leakage when destroying gpu resource

Nov 28, 2016

References

security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-49
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94760
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry