# CVE-2016-7157: The (1) mptsas\_config\_manufacturing\_1 and (2) mptsas\_config\_ioc\_0 functions in hw/scsi/mptconfig.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) mptsas_config_manufacturing_1 and (2) mptsas_config_ioc_0 functions in hw/scsi/mptconfig.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSAS_CONFIG_PACK.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92775
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg04296.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/3
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=65a8e1f6413a0f6f79894da710b5d6d43361d27d
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg04295.html

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