Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20164439000
Revision Date:2016-05-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-4439 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The esp_reg_write function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check command buffer length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via unspecified vectors.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-4439
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'qemu' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3').
  • BACK