The esp_do_dma function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with ESP/NCR53C9x controller emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving DMA read into ESP command buffer.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-573-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7274 The esp_do_dma function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with ESP/NCR53C9x controller emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving DMA read into ESP command buffer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3047-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:19.249Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6351

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-07T18:59:04.640

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

Link: CVE-2016-6351

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6351 - Bugzilla

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