Qemu: net: xilinx_ethlite: heap buffer overflow in eth_rx
Published Oct 5, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.06%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.06% (0.06063) | 93.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.11% (0.06112) | 92.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 16.71% (0.16707) | 94.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 20.20% (0.20198) | 95.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 5.18% (0.05178) | 89.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.87% (0.06868) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.68% (0.14678) | 90.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.87% (0.06868) | 90.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 85.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 83.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01068) | 81.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.91% (0.03910) | 85.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.91% (0.03910) | 84.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.91% (0.03910) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7161 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379297 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7161
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7161
Change history (0)
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