CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7157

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

Description

The (1) mptsas_config_manufacturing_1 and (2) mptsas_config_ioc_0 functions in hw/scsi/mptconfig.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSAS_CONFIG_PACK.

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7157

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7157

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7157

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-3.1CVE-2016-7157

qemuUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-systemUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-armUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-mipsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-miscUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-ppcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-s390xUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-sparcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

qemu-system-x86Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30USN-3125-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6USN-3125-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references1

git.qemu.org

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