CVE-2016-7421
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
Description
The pvscsi_ring_pop_req_descr function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit process IO loop to the ring size.
How to fix CVE-2016-7421
To remediate CVE-2016-7421, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.7+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7421 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.7+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |