AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2016-9913

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-9913
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD 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.