CVE-2016-4964

Published: Dec 10, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU consumption or QEMU process crash) via vectors involving s->state.

Affected (1)

Products: Qemu: Qemu

Qemu

1 product

Qemu

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Qemu Qemu	Up to 2.6.2

References (10)

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06630554ccbdd25780aa03c3548aaff1eb56dffd

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/7

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04027.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06630554ccbdd25780aa03c3548aaff1eb56dffd