[Secure-testing-team] Bug#835031: qemu: CVE-2016-6835: buffer overflow in vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers() in vmxnet3 device emulation

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: qemu
Version: 1:2.1+dfsg-11
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for qemu.

CVE-2016-6835[0]:
|buffer overflow in vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers() in vmxnet3 device
|emulation

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6835
[1] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore