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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-04-07T19:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.885Z
Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-1714
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-07T19:59:02.480
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:46:56.657
Link: CVE-2016-1714
Redhat