DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3710

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3710

    Published: 11 May 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3710

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3710

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qemu

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/qemu?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2.6+dfsg-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High