CVE-2016-5338

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductQemu
PublishedJun 14, 2016
First seenJun 14, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qemu qemuv ≤ 2.6.2—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04—
debian debian_linux8.0—

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