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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5238): QEMU vulnerabilities

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Severity	CVSS	Published	Added	Modified
2	(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)	Jun 14, 2016	Aug 6, 2016	Mar 27, 2026

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Jun 14, 2016

Added

Aug 6, 2016

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-kvmubuntu-upgrade-qemu-systemubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-aarch64ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-armubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-mipsubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-miscubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-ppcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-s390xubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-sparcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86

References

CVE-2016-5238
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5238
CWE-787
EUVD-EUVD-2016-6189
NVD-CVE-2016-5238
UBUNTU-USN-3047-1
UBUNTU-USN-3047-2
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-6189

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