CVE-2016-5338
Published: 14 June 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec |
||
|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | qemu-kvm in precise doesn't build esp.c on Ubuntu |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5338
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3047-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian