CVE-2016-9101
Qemu: net: eepro100 memory leakage at device unplug
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 8, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Memory leak in hw/net/eepro100.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging an i8255x (PRO100) NIC device.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 2.3AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer