CVE-2016-10163
Description
Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_context_create_internal function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by repeatedly creating a decode context.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10163
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10163.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 0.6.0-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| virglrenderer_project | virglrenderer | {"endIncluding":"0.5.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10163.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10163
CWEs
CWE-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.