VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-4964

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU consumption or QEMU process crash) via vectors involving s->state.