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CVE-2016-4439

The esp_reg_write function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check command buffer length, which allows…

Impact

The esp_reg_write function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check command buffer length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
QemuQemu
through 2.6.0
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

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