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CVE-2016-5238

Published: 14 June 2016

The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU might allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
qemu-kvm in precise doesn't build esp.c on Ubuntu

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26)
upstream Needs triage

wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d3cdc49138c30be1d3c2f83d18f85d9fdee95f1a
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H