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CVE-2016-5126

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5126 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_aio_ioctl function within QEMU, impacting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Oracle, and Red Hat. This vulnerability allows local guest OS users to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted iSCSI asynchronous I/O ioctl call. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0070 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.3.0-31.el7_2.21
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5126Moderate

Qemu: block: iscsi: buffer overflow in iscsi_aio_ioctl

May 24, 2016

References

git.qemu.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1606.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1607.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1653.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1654.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1655.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1756.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1763.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.gnu.org / archive/html/qemu-block/2016-05/msg00779.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201609-01
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/90948
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3047-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3047-2
Third Party Advisory