The is_rndis function in the USB Net device emulator (hw/usb/dev-network.c) in QEMU…
Priority LOW 29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The is_rndis function in the USB Net device emulator (hw/usb/dev-network.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 does not properly validate USB configuration descriptor objects, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a remote NDIS control message packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2392
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-858x-x5xv-4rpm
References
Advisory 4
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20160216 CVE request Qemu: usb: null pointer dereference in remote NDIS control message handling
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80eecda8e5d09c442c24307f340840a5b70ea3b9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302299
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
Sources
- CVE-2016-2392 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2392 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-858x-x5xv-4rpm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2392 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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