qemu: incorrect banked access bounds checking in vga module
Published May 11, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.92%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- 2.0.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.4
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
Configuration 7
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 8
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.5
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1224
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0725
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm-0:83-276.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1943
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0997
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0724
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0999
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1000
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1001
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1002
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1224 |
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm-0:83-276.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1943 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0997 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0724 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0999 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1000 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1001 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1002 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 58.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00923) | 55.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 27.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 59.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 56.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 50.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 56.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 76.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 75.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02401) | 80.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 74.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 53.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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