CVE-2016-7157

The (1) mptsas_config_manufacturing_1 and (2) mptsas_config_ioc_0 functions in hw/scsi/mptconfig...

4.4 MediumFix available

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.

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

0.40%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Record: CVE-2016-7157
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7157
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8025 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8025
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qg7x-w4fx-9297 4.4

The (1) mptsas_config_manufacturing_1 and (2) mptsas_config_ioc_0 functions in hw/scsi/mptconfig...

Record: GHSA-qg7x-w4fx-9297
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2016-7157 4.4

CVE-2016-7157 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2016-7157
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.4

Record: CVE-2016-7157
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7157 4.4

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7157
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1 No score

qemu-6.1.0-32.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-6.1.0-32.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qemu

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qemu` Debian:12	before 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1	1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
`qemu` Debian:13	before 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1	1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
`qemu` Debian:14	before 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1	1:2.6+dfsg-3.1
`qemu` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 135 CVEs	before 6.1.0-32.1	6.1.0-32.1

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-2016-7157 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Qemu, published December 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1.

References

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