Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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.

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Affected products

QEMU/Qemu2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.2
- (no CPE)
osv-coords2 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/qemu&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg: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

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References

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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