CVE-2016-4964

The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local...

6.0 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2016-4964
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4964
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5938 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5938
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wr7c-c22q-3392 6.0

The mptsas_fetch_requests function in hw/scsi/mptsas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local...

Record: GHSA-wr7c-c22q-3392
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.0

Record: CVE-2016-4964
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-4964 6.0

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4964
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1 No score

qemu-2.6.1-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-2.6.1-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1 No score

qemu-linux-user-2.6.1-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-linux-user-2.6.1-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qemu

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qemu` Debian:12	before 1:2.6+dfsg-2	1:2.6+dfsg-2
`qemu` Debian:13	before 1:2.6+dfsg-2	1:2.6+dfsg-2
`qemu` Debian:14	before 1:2.6+dfsg-2	1:2.6+dfsg-2
`qemu` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 53 CVEs	before 2.6.1-1.5	2.6.1-1.5
`qemu-linux-user` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 12 CVEs	before 2.6.1-1.5	2.6.1-1.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4964 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Qemu, published December 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:2.6+dfsg-2.

References

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