CVE details
CVE-2016-1714
The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulators/qemu-cheri | qemu-cheri | 0.d20260108 | unaddressed | brooks@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>qemu-cheri</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in
hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware
Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the
CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds
read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2016-1714</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1714</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2016-04-07</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>