CVE-2016-5238

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg00150.html

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05691.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341931

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90995

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/9

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3