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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 cras…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
QemuQemu
through 2.6.2
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

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