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CVE-2016-9923

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-9923
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.21%

Original NVD Description

Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the 'chardev' backend support is vulnerable to a use after free issue. It could occur while hotplug and unplugging the device in the guest. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash a Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS.