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CVE-2016-2857

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.4)—

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (11)

Canonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxQemu — QemuRedhat — Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat — Enterprise Linux EUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server AUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server TUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux WorkstationRedhat — OpenstackRedhat — Virtualization

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