High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 14, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5338
CVE-2016-5338
Description
The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/14nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91079nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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