CVE-2016-5338 Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-QEMU-428278
  • published14 Jun 2016
  • disclosed14 Jun 2016

Introduced: 14 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-5338  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 qemu to version 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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