CVE-2016-5238: 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…

PriorityP414medium4.4CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRHUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.42%

34.5th percentile

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.

Affected

14 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	qemu	< qemu 1:2.6+dfsg-3 (bookworm)	qemu 1:2.6+dfsg-3 (bookworm)
qemu	qemu	<= 2.6.2	—
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.6+dfsg-3	1:2.6+dfsg-3
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.6+dfsg-3	1:2.6+dfsg-3
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.6+dfsg-3	1:2.6+dfsg-3
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.6+dfsg-3	1:2.6+dfsg-3
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26	2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.27	2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.27
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3	1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3
qemu	qemu	>= 0 < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.4	1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.4

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv6.7MEDIUM

vendor_ubuntu6.7MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.4MEDIUM

vendor_redhat4.4MEDIUM

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