CVE-2016-5238

MEDIUM

Qemu < 2.6.2 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (10)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/9

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90995

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341931

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05691.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg00150.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-787

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

qemu/qemu < 2.6.2

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Jun 14, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026