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CVE-2016-5338

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process cr…

Impact

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.

Affected products

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

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