CVE-2016-7423
The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSASRequest objects.
- 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
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=670e56d3ed2918b3861d9216f2c0540d9e9ae0d5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376776Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=670e56d3ed2918b3861d9216f2c0540d9e9ae0d5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376776Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.