CVE-2016-1714
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.061 · 93 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–8.1
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affected products (5)
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references (68)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0081.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0082.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0083.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0084.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0085.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0086.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0087.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0088.htmlcnnvd
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