Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-4964
CVE-2016-4964
Description
The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU consumption or QEMU process crash) via vectors involving s->state.
Affected products
2- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu-linux-user&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.6.1-1.5+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.1-1.5
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.1-1.5
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04027.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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