CVE-2016-7423

The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI...

4.4 MediumFix available

The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSASRequest objects.

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

0.41%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Record: CVE-2016-7423
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-2016-7423
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8276 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8276
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv4v-cwg3-f8c9 4.4

The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI...

Record: GHSA-wv4v-cwg3-f8c9
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-2016-7423
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-2016-7423 4.4

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7423
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 1:2.7+dfsg-1	1:2.7+dfsg-1
`qemu` Debian:13	before 1:2.7+dfsg-1	1:2.7+dfsg-1
`qemu` Debian:14	before 1:2.7+dfsg-1	1:2.7+dfsg-1
`qemu` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 6.1.0-32.1	6.1.0-32.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2016-7423 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Qemu, published October 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:2.7+dfsg-1.

References

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