Qemu: 9pfs: memory leakage via proxy/handle callbacks
Published Dec 29, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_device_unrealize_common function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local privileged guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the order of resource cleanup.
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 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 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 32.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9913 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402276 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9913
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9913
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9913 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402276 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9913 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9913 |
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