CVE-2016-7155

Description

hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or infinite loop, and QEMU process crash) via a crafted page count for descriptor rings.

4.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/1	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92772	third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00050.html	patch mailing list third party advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7f61f4690dd153be98900a2a508b88989e692753
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/2	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7155?: CVE-2016-7155 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7155?: To fix CVE-2016-7155, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7155 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7155 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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