UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6836

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6836
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6836.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6836
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-08-18T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:18.586476Z
Severity
  • 6.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.0 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The vmxnet3completepacket 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu5
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu7
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu8
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu9
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1~ppa1
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu2
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu7

2.*

2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.8
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.10
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.11
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.13
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.14
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.15
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.16
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.17
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.18
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.20
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.21
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.25
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.27
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.28
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.29

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-common",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-keymaps",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-kvm",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-aarch64",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9
1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu2
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu3
1:2.4+dfsg-5ubuntu3
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu2
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu3
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu4
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu5
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu1
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu2
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu6
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu7
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.2
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.4
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-block-extra",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-block-extra-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-kvm",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-aarch64",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-arm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-mips-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-misc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-s390x",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-s390x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-system-x86-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-binfmt",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-user-static-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "qemu-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6"
        }
    ]
}