Vulnerability in Qemu
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 involving MPTSASRequest objects.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7423?
- CVE-2016-7423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7423?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.