Description
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with VMWARE PVSCSI paravirtual SCSI bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) via vectors related to the (1) PVSCSI_CMD_SETUP_RINGS or (2) PVSCSI_CMD_SETUP_MSG_RING SCSI command.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | qemu | 1:2.6+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | qemu | 1:2.6+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | qemu | 1:2.6+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 8 | qemu | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u8 | DLA-1599-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | qemu | 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3 | USN-3047-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | qemu | 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26 | USN-3047-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | qemu | 2.3.1-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1703-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | xen | 4.5.3_08-17.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2093-1 |
| SLES 12 | qemu | 2.0.2-48.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1560-1 |
| SLES 12 | xen | 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | xen | 4.4.4_07-37.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2100-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | qemu | 2.3.1-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1703-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | xen | 4.5.3_08-17.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2093-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 | qemu | 2.0.2-48.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1560-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 | xen | 4.4.4_04-22.22.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | xen | 4.4.4_07-37.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2100-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | qemu +1 | 2.6.1-1.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1 |
Advisories 9
- DLA-1599-1 qemu - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-3047-1 qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1703-1 Security update for qemu SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1560-1 Security update for qemu SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10285-1 qemu-linux-user-2.6.1-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2100-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2093-1 Security update for xen SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10233-1 qemu-2.6.1-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- USN-3047-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160523 CVE request: Qemu: scsi: pvscsi: out-of-bounds access issue in pvsci_ring_init_msg/data routines mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20160523 Re: CVE request: Qemu: scsi: pvscsi: out-of-bounds access issue in pvsci_ring_init_msg/data routines mailing-list
- [qemu-devel] 20160523 [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] scsi: pvscsi: check command descriptor ring buffer mailing-list
- USN-3047-2 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334384
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update mailing-list