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CVE-2016-5238

Qemu: scsi: esp: OOB write when using non-DMA mode in get_cmd

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 31, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU might allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.

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