The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3469-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3470-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3471-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2809 The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2891-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.885Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1714

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-07T19:59:02.480

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1714

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1714 - Bugzilla

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