CVE-2016-2197 describes a null pointer dereference vulnerability in QEMU's IDE AHCI emulation support. This flaw, occurring during the unmapping of FIS and CLB entries, allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process, leading to a Denial of Service. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, it requires local access and low privileges for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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