CVE-2016-5238
Moderate
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 crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
June 14, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
104 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-5238
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90995
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341931
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05691.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg00150.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01