CVE-2016-3710
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedlibcacard-devel-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedlibcacard-devel-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedlibcacard-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedlibcacard-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedlibcacard-tools-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedlibcacard-tools-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-img-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-img-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.src as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.ppc64le as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.13.x86_64 as a component of RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hostsredhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0725
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (61)
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advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2016:0725Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update2016-05-09csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for qemu-kvm-rhev is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
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references (66)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0724.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0725.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0997.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0999.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1000.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1001.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1002.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1019.htmlcnnvd
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