VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7155
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or infinite loop, and QEMU process crash) via a crafted page count for descriptor rings.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or infinite loop, and QEMU process crash) via a crafted page count for descriptor rings.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7f61f4690dd153be98900a2a508b88989e692753
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92772Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00050.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7f61f4690dd153be98900a2a508b88989e692753
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92772Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00050.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.