Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7423
CVE-2016-7423
Description
The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSASRequest objects.
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References
7- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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