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CVE-2016-4441

Qemu: scsi: esp: OOB write while writing to 's->cmdbuf' in get_cmd

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · May 19, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check DMA length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via unspecified vectors, involving an SCSI command.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow